Here's our new employee, Sarah Gibson, on her first day at work. Sarah replaced Kathryn, who left to go back to school for a pre-vet program. Before joining us, Sarah had her own dog training business in Missoula and also worked for the Humane Society of Western Montana as their volunteer coordinator. From 2001-2005 she was the instructor for the Humane Society's "Introduction to Dog Behavior" course offered to the public.
Sarah is a member of the Association of Pet Dog Trainers and was the 2006 recipient of the Association's ASPCA/Premier Staff Award. She earned a B.A. in Anthropology from Portland State University in Portland, Oregon.
True to form, Sarah got right to training today. She and Mariah began teaching some of our dogs tracking skills this afternoon. This provides mental stimulation and enrichment, giving them focused activities to learn and pursue. Sarah set up a 10-yard long beginner's course using 'sniffer' treats. In this photo she has blind Emmy Lou working her way down the course -- you can see that nose at work!
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Nice to see my old friend Emmy doing such neat things!!!!! She must be so happy to be "working" and learning new things! Awesome!
Posted by: Mika | September 01, 2006 at 06:49 PM
Welcome to the marvelous RDR Sarah! We hope you have a great experience & time & we know that the wonderful creatures there will benefit from your guidance & care.
Welcome hugs,
ginger & Tobias
Posted by: ginger & Tobias (the greythound) | August 30, 2006 at 10:32 AM
Welcome to the ranch, Sarah. That's great you'll be working on training, etc with the dogs.
Posted by: Roz | August 30, 2006 at 07:04 AM
Welcome to the ranch, Sarah!
Wow...what a busy gal!
The dogs will certainly gain from her skills.
Best of luck and enjoy all your days together at the wonderful RDR.
Posted by: Leilani | August 29, 2006 at 05:45 PM
That is so cool! Great idea. Another one I will try at home.
Posted by: Karen SA/TX | August 29, 2006 at 05:26 PM