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What You'll Learn
Discover the process of training pet dogs to find the spotted lantern fly
Learn the techniques used by the six teams to empower dogs in this unique mission
Find out about the challenges they overcame training in a brutal Maine winter as another environmental threat -climate change- threatened their plans
Unlock the potential of the practical application
Meet Our Speaker
Melissa McCue-McGrath
CPDT-KA
Melissa McCue-McGrath grew up in an accidental sled dog family in Midcoast Maine. She spent most of her 20 years training dogs and working challenging behavior cases in Boston, Massachusetts. In 2015 she wrote Considerations for the City Dog, a book targeting the urban dogs and families who are left out of conventional training books, and has spoken internationally on the subject. She's given up the conveniences of ride shares to come back home to Maine. Melissa's family resides with two ancient cats, fourteen bougie chickens, and Captain Love, one of the dogs involved in a nationwide study on training pet dogs to detect invasive species.
About the Event
Join us for an engaging session where we explore how pet dogs can be trained to detect the spotted lantern fly, a destructive invasive species. Discover the challenges faced by the teams in a brutal Maine winter and how they overcame obstacles to protect the environment.
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£22.00