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Starting Zone: Core

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Meet your instructors

Meet your instructors ✳

Liz grew up surrounded by animals, and that didn’t change when moving into adulthood. Her first canine companion as an adult was her American Pit Bull Terrier Mouse (Stars and Stones), who inspired everything that would come after. Liz’s proudest achievement remains watching her spicy pittie who couldn’t be around other dogs become Nana Mouse the Puppy Raiser in her old age, before passing at 14.

Mouse’s legacy continues in Liz’s current dogs, Fig (Figueroth Faeth, Yo-Yo vom Wildhaus) the German Shepherd and Riz (Riz Gukgak, Final Frontier’s Roll Charisma) the Chihuahua. These two, as well as multiple boarding dogs and other lesson dogs, are featured throughout Liz’s courses. Look for the pups in the lessons here and in other classes!

Liz lives in Maryland with her wife, Eden, their two children Ryan and Cassidy, and an array of nerd-named animals - in addition to the dogs, Loki and Basil the snakes, Karma and Soot Sprite the cats, and Gorgug (Thistlespring), her son’s crested gecko.

When not training dogs (a rare occurence) Liz is reading fantasy, historical fiction, or romance, listening to podcasts - The Adventure Zone, Worlds Beyond Number and numerous Dimension 20 campaigns are special favorites - or, if she can find a DM, playing D&D.

Course FAQ

  • Courses can be taken a few different ways:

    Working spots access the prerecorded class, can attend and participate in the weekly Live sessions, as well as share videos and receive review in the WhatsApp group.

    Audit spots can still access the class and watch the sessions, as well as ask questions in the WhatsApp group, but won’t receive direct coaching on their practice.

    Since you have the prerecorded materials forever, you can always review lessons, print out handouts, or use the resources accessed here!

  • Live classes meet once a week for 6 weeks - they’ll be a mixture of Q&A, practice and troubleshooting, with real time feedback and fixes for anywhere the behavior isn’t working.

    Watching the Live means accessing that feedback and applying it to your own dog at home, while having some dedicate training time carved out of each week!

  • All finished Starting Zone: Core?

    Self-led expansion packs are always offered as self-led content, or offered as weekend workshops where you can opt for similar working or audit spots.

    You can also check out some of our other online courses and continue developing your training skills, or join Pocket Quests for continual maintenance and growth.

    Need some 1×1 work? Sign up for a Session Zero for some comprehensive behavior work, or for a Skill Check to address some quick behavior fixes.

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