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Kate Senisi, CPDT-KA

Kate’s mission is to create effective dog training solutions that prioritize your dog’s welfare, reduce conflict and create lasting behavior change.

Professional Experience

School For The Dogs
Director Of Training, Co-Founder
2011-2024

  • Managed training and administrative staff
  • Provided training and behavior modification services to clients
  • Created and maintained curriculum and handouts for clients
  • Created and maintained training library for staff

CATCH Canine Trainers Academy
Workshop Instructor & Mentor Trainer
2017-Current

  • Teaches 5-day workshops for enrolled CATCH Students at St. Hubert’s Animal Welfare Center
  • Lectures and live demonstrations with shelter dogs throughout the week
  • Live coaching for students working with shelter dogs
  • Mentor coaching for enrolled students in the NYC area

Petco
Dog Trainer
2010-2012

  • Provided private one-on-one sessions for puppy and basic manners cases
  • Taught group classes for puppies and basic manners
  • Designed and led one-off specific seminars and workshops

Kate Senisi Pet Solutions
Trainer & Founder
2010-2012

  • Provided one-on-one consultations for puppy and basic manners cases
  • Offered Board & Trains

Certifications + Select Continuing Education

  • CPDT-KA, (#2123115) 2012-Active
  • CATCH Canine Trainers Academy, Certified Mentor Trainer & Instructor 2017-2022
  • Scent For Six – The School of Canine Science – 2024 (Currently Enrolled)
  • Kynology Symposium Three – 10/16/24-10/20/24
  • L.E.G.S.® Applied Ethology Family Dog Mediation® Professional Course – 6/20/2024
  • Positive Training for Aggressive & Reactive Dogs – (24953) 01/17/2024 – 01/19/2024
  • Aggression in Dogs Conference (23986) 09/29/2023 – 10/01/2023
  • “It Must Be Genetic”: The Heritability of Aggression – (24473) 09/16/2023
  • MET conference 2023 – (23452) 03/04/2023 – 03/05/2023
  • ClickerExpo Washington DC – (13736) 03/22/2019-03/24/2019
  • Managing to Change the World: 2-Day Crash Course
    10/1/2019-10/2/2019
  • Canine Emotions: The New Frontier for Understanding Dogs – (14631) 08/10/2019 – 08/11/2019
  • Excitability – (19544) 03/23/2021
  • SEPARATION ANXIETY (Mission Impossible) – (19545) 03/23/2021
  • Reactivity – (19546) 03/23/2021
  • PHARMACOLOGICAL INTERVENTION for Canine Non-Aggression Problems – (19547) 03/23/2021
  • RECALLS: Why Dog Aren’t Coming When Called and What We Can Do About It. – (19548) 03/23/2021
  • New York City, NY Teamwork Seminar: Building Cooperation with Your Dog On and Off Leash – (7806) 02/26/2016
  • Aggression Cases: Applied Behavior Modification, Safety, and Defensive Handling – (9059) 08/20/2016
  • Raising Problem Puppies – Trust and Training – (9777) 11/29/2016 – 11/29/2016
  • IAABC Animal Behavior Conference – (11838) 06/05/2018
  • Clicker Expo Stamford 2017 – (14128) 04/01/2017 – 04/02/2017
  • Anxiety + Fear = Aggression – (2522) 06/01/2013 – 06/02/2013
  • APDT Annual Conference and Trade Show- (3224) 10/24/2013-10/26/2013
  • APDT Conference – Chicken Training 101 – (3919) 10/18/2013 – 10/20/2013

Education

State University of New York at Purchase College
B.A., New Media (Minor: Visual Arts) | Cum Laude
2001-2004

Boston University, Graphic Design
2000-2001

Volunteer

Mr. Bones & Co
Dog Foster
2019-Current

Bully Project/The Good Life Rescue
Dog Foster
2011-Current