About Lisbeth
Lisbeth with puppy Cassie
I was born and grew up in Sweden, but I am now British by Naturalization and Canadian by marriage! I got my first dog, a dachshund, when I was 13 and we trained and competed in obedience and tracking. After education, family and career in Sweden and England, I retired in 1998 following a horse-riding accident and now live in Cobble Hill with my husband and our three Bernese Mountain Dogs.
I am a Certified Training Partner of the Karen Pryor Academy, and working on my CPDT and IAABC certifications.
I am a member of the Association of Pet Dog Trainers, the Canadian Association of Professional Pet Dog Trainers and the International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants.
I offer classes, private and semi-private in-home training lessons and confidential behaviour consultations in the Cowichan Valley area.
I also volunteer as a trainer for the Tyee Kennel Club in Duncan and the Cowichan Dog Obedience Training Club in Cobble Hill.
My teaching is based on established Learning Science, using Operant Conditioning and Classical Conditioning. Unless you particularly want to, you don’t need to learn the details of this science, but if you are interested, let me know. In practice, it simply means that I will teach you how to train your dog to do the right things!
There is no punishment involved in what I teach; training is humane, fun and – so long as you do your homework! – usually quite successful.
Here is a copy of my Continuing Education record to date:
| Date | Event | Lecturer |
| 4-5 October 2008 | Dog Behaviour – The Science Made Accessible (Seminar) | Jean Donaldson |
| 8 January – 12 July 2009 | Karen Pryor Academy For Animal Training & Behavior | Terry Ryan CPDT-KA CDBC KPACTP |
| 4 April 2009 | Working With Fearful Dogs (Seminar) | Nicole Wilde CPDT |
| 5 April 2009 | Creative Client Coaching (Seminar) | Nicole Wilde CPDT |
| 18 April 2009 | Poultry In Motion (Workshop) | Terry Ryan CPDT-KA CDBC KPACTP |
| 3-7 August 2009 | Coaching People To Train Their Dogs I | Terry Ryan CPDT-KA CDBC KPACTP |
| 9-13 August 2009 | Coaching People To Train Their Dogs II | Terry Ryan CPDT-KA CDBC KPACTP |
| 10-12 October 2009 | Know Way, Know How: The Science and Art of Clicker Training (Workshop) | Kathy Sdao |
| 21-25 October 2009 | Association of Pet Dog Trainers (Annual Conference) | Various |
| 27-28 November 2009 | What’s Up Dog (Seminar) | Terry Ryan CPDT-KA CDBC KPACTP |
| 29-31 January 2010 | Karen Pryor ClickerExpo (annual conference; seminars & workshops) | Various |
| 14 May 2010 | Behavior, Activity & Reactivity Problems | Dr Ian Dunbar DVM PhD RCVS |
| 15 May 2010 | Quantitatively & Qualitatively Raising the Bar in Dog Training | Dr Ian Dunbar DVM PhD RCVS |
| 16 May 2010 | Games for Teaching Reliability, Precision & Pizzazz | Dr Ian Dunbar DVM PhD RCVS |
| 3-10 June 2010 | Special Operant Conditioning Workshop | Bob Bailey |