Achievements and awards
Some of Lexi Hayden's achievements in the dog training area are:
- Two Diplomas from the world renowned Triple Crown Academy for dog trainers (see credentials page)
- Diploma from Martin Deeley's International School for Dog Trainers (see credentials page)
- Being entrusted with training the personal dog of Martin Deeley and Pat Trichter-Deeley, renowned dog trainers and co-founding members/current directors of the IACP (International Association of Canine Professionals)
- Novice Trick Dog Title (with dog Shakti) from the well-known dog trainer and author, Kyra Sundance - click to see movie
- Novice Trick Dog Title (with dog Chopper) from the well-known dog trainer and author, Kyra Sundance - click to see movie
- Intermediate Trick Dog Title (with dog Shakti) from Kyra Sundance - click to see movie
- Intermediate Trick Dog Title (with dog Chopper) from Kyra Sundance - click to see movie
- Advanced Trick Dog Title (with dog Shakti) from Kyra Sundance - click to see movie
- AKC's Canine Good Citizen title (with dog Shakti)
- Agility training courses
- Rehabilitation and placement in forever homes of a number of shelter and rescue dogs that now lead happy lives in their forever homes
- Published article in the International Association of Canine Professional's Journal "Safe Hands" - read more here
- Published article in Animal Reiki Source
- and on a personal level: saving our dog's life in February 2009 (read the story here)
Conferences and seminars we attended:
- 11th Annual IACP Conferences and Trade Show Hilton Mission Valley, San Diego, CA
- Nosework Workshop with Andrew Ramsey
Seminars attended:
- What Drives My Dog - Wendy Volhard
- Is My Dog Really What it Eats? - Wendy Volhard
- Linking and Learning - Marry Mazzeri
- Behavior and Ailments - Dr. Peter Eeg
- Building the Bond - Dean Vickers
- A Question of Balance - Joel Silverman
- A Fetching Way to Train - Joel Silverman
- It's Only a Tool - Barbara deGroodt
- Intro to E-Collar - Tom Dokken
- Pack Leadership in humans and dogs - Cesar Millan
- Nosework Workshop - Andrew Ramsey
The learning process never stops and we do love to learn. We're looking forward to new challenges and to reaching new goals! More to come soon...