Dan Irish, the Animal Behaviorist
Dan lives near Sacramento, California with his mixed pack of dogs ranging from 7 lbs up to 150 lb. He has a wide variety of experience with dogs of all breeds, with many behavioral concerns.
Dan Knows Dogs (and Cats)
As an animal behaviorist, Dan Irish can provide insight into your cat or dog.
Dan has taught bite prevention courses, including:
– creating and conducting on-site safety seminars for various pre-schools and grade schools
– developing dog training classes currently being taught in local colleges
– teaching classes for dealing with aggressive dogs to postal employees
– teaching classes on how to avoid dog bites for PacBell employees
– teaching classes for EBMUD (Bay Area water company)
– teaching classes in dog aggression for Contra Costa Water employees
– teaching classes in dealing with difficult dogs for PG&E
Police K-9 Training and Obedience, Including:
– Contra Costa Sheriff’s Department
– Napa Police Department
– Martinez Police Department
– Oakland Police Department
– Hercules Police Department
– Stanislaus Sheriff’s Department
– San Fransisco Police Department
Dan has taught police K-9 training and obedience, including:
– Contra Costa Sheriff’s Department
– Napa Police Department
– Martinez Police Department
– Oakland Police Department
– Hercules Police Department
– Stanislaus Sheriff’s Department
– San Fransisco Police Department
Dan has taught many K-9 courses, including:
– Personal protection
– Schutzhund dog training
– Dientzhund dog training
– Dog tracking
– Visual/hearing impaired assistance and service dogs
– Dog search and rescue
– AKC agility training
– AKC TD/TDX and CDX, as well as having personal therapy and good K-9 dogs and service dogs
Dan has professional K-9 training, including:
– Regularly attending courses and seminars at UC Davis
– Regularly attending courses at Marin Humane Society
Dan has trained directly from other K-9 professionals, including:
– Art O’Keef
– Sam Decker
– Roger Heinz
– Heinz Peters
Dan was the first dog specialist on:
– Regis and Kathie Lee
– Mac and Mutley
– KGO Radio (several appearances)
What Dan Can Do For You?
You can reach Dan by email at [email protected].