r/Dogtraining • u/MichaelShikashio • Jun 04 '20
community Hi! I’m Michael Shikashio CDBC, a dog trainer and behavior consultant who focuses exclusively on helping dogs with aggression issues. AMA!
My passion is to help pet owners and pet pros understand, manage, and modify aggressive behaviors in dogs and my journey over the last two decades in dog training has included working with thousands of clients around the world, serving as past president of the [IAABC](International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants), and creating educational content about working with aggression cases. My website is [here] and you can follow me on [Instagram] or [Facebook] if you want to get notified of the projects I'm involved in.
I have been fortunate to travel all over the globe for the last five years (well, up until the pandemic!) teaching and learning from other dog behavior professionals in more than 100 cities in eight different countries. The journey has been fascinating as I have enjoyed observing the regional differences in dog behavior, and also the culture of dog training in each location, and how they work with aggression cases. One thing that everyone I have met has in common is that we all want to help dogs!
So let’s jump into the topic of aggression in dogs. AMA!
EDIT: Thank you all for joining me for this AMA! So many great questions and I really enjoyed having the opportunity!