Shannon Anderson has been training animals and people in San Diego since 1991 when she started working as a tour guide and educator at a local marine theme park. Shannon quickly realized that by educating guests about the natural history of the plants and animals in the park, she could make a difference in how individuals respected and started conserving their environment. In 1993 she started working with and training marine mammals; including dolphins, seals, California sea lions, walruses, sea otters, beluga whales, polar bears and manatees. She has worked with beached, ill, injured, preganant and neonatal animals. She has also trained these animals for husbandry behaviors such as physical exams and blood samples or preparing them for shows and animal interaction areas. Her patience, confidence and ability to adapt her training styles to work with animals of varying training experience, enhances her ability to teach others how to do the same.
She has a deep understanding of classical and operant conditioning as well as the various types and schedules of reinforcements necessary to train all animals. Graduating Summa Cum Laude with a BA in Psychology, Shannon 's educational background further enhances her knowledge of animal training, behavior and natural history.
Shannon ’s passion for training animals and helping people led her to start training dogs professionally in 2001. In an effort to teach the humans at “the other end of the leash” as well as the dogs without relying on food, applying harsh punishments or using alpha dominance techniques, Shannon began working with dogs and their families bridging the communication gap between these two species. Shannon draws upon her animal training experiences and educational background to confidently work with every breed, age and behavioral concern dog owners might have, including aggression, separation anxiety and especially families with children.
"I have been training animals and teaching people for over 17 years. I  absolutely enjoy working with both the owners and the dogs to help everyone reach their own individual goals. I believe in continuing education in the field of animal training and am committed to learning not only from other professionals in the field, but also from every family and dog that I work with every day. I am able to draw upon so many different training experiences to vary my approach as necessary and pass the fun of working with and understanding animal behavior on to you!"
Shannon Anderson
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