Courses I've taken:

Mercer County Community College,
    Small Business Development Center
Pre-business Workshop
Developing a Business Plan
Marketing Plan
Record Keeping

 


Taxes for Small Business
Legal Formation

Rotary Club of the Princeton Corridor
My Own Business, Inc. course of study
10 workshops)

Gretchen Zimmer,
Rocky Top Park
Owner and Manager
Seminars/Events I've Attended:

"Aggression In Dogs", by Sue Sternberg of Rondout Valley Kennels, November 19, 2000

"Matching Training to Temperament", by Sheila Booth, November 11 & 12, 2000 (held at Wonders Dogs, West Berlin, NJ)

"Dog to Dog Interaction & Aggression", with Sue Sternberg, September 12, 2000, All About Dogs, NYC

"Clicker Training with Corally Burmaster", September 23 & 24, Port Chester Obedience Training Club

"Aggression to Strangers", with Sue Sternberg, April 5, 2000, All About Dogs, NYC

"Aggression Seminar" with dog behavior expert Sue Sternberg of Rondout Valley Kennels, April 2, 2000, Colts Neck, NJ (sub-topics: Dog to Dog Interactions, Food Bowl Aggression & Possession Aggression, The Controversial Pit Bull)

"Click It On!", with Gail Fisher of All Dogs Gym in New Hampshire, March 25 & 26, 2000, Wilkes-Barre, Pa

"Dog Park Do's and Don'ts" sponsored by NJ D.O.G. & Big Tail Waggin', Highlands, NJ October 21, 1999

"Take a Bow ...Wow!", (clicker training) by Virginia Broitman & Sherri Lippman, April 17, 1999 (held at Wonders Dogs, West Berlin, NJ)

"Dog Park Behavior" Talk & Panel Discussion, presented by FIDO, Prospect Park, Brooklyn, February 17, 1999

"Can You Use All Positives in Training?", by Leslie Nelson of Tails-U-Win!, Canine Center in
Manchester, Connecticut, January 20 & 21, 1999 (held at Wonders Dogs, West Berlin, NJ)

Association of Pet Dog Trainers Fifth Annual Educational Conference and Trade Show, November 11 - 15, 1998, Valley Forge, Pa ( sub-topic of interest: "From Boardwalks to Bark Parks", Rick Johnson, Associate Executive Director of the Marin Humane Society)

1998 Canine Games, The Animal Welfare League of Alexandria and the Olde Towne School for
Dogs, September 5, 1998, Alexandria, Virginia

"Dog Behavior Problems, Both in the Class and at Home", by Linda Colflesh August 1, 1998

"Advanced Canine Behavior", by Patricia McConnell, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin June 6 & 7, 1998

"Dog Aggression and Behavior Problems, Understanding, Treating and Managing Aggression and
Other Behavior Problems", by John Rogerson of England, May 23 - 25 1998

AWFNJ 1998 Conference, Somerset, NJ, April 18, 1998

"Live Long and Prosper, Understanding, Learning From, and Improving the Behavior and Well- being of Dogs in Shelters", by Sue Sternberg of Rondout Valley Kennels, January 24 & 25, 1998

 


Dog Parks I've visited:

New Jersey:
Village Park, Lawrenceville
Thompson Park, Monmouth Co.
Cooper River, Camden
Pawsitive Playground, Denville (privately-run)
Goeffe Brook Park, Hawthorne
Community Park, Plainsboro
Colonial Park, Franklin Township

Pennsylvania:
Owl Bridge Farm, Washington Boro (privately-run)

NYC:
Prospect Park, Brooklyn
Washington Square Park,
   Manhattan
Tompkins Square Park,
  Manhattan

Washington State:
Marymoor, Redmond
Magnuson Park, Seattle
Woodland Park, Seattle

Boston:
Washington Street Park
  (South End)

 

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