Speakers & Guests
Deb Walker
Deb Walker hasDeb Walker has owned & trained her own dogs since high-school age and runs K9-Behavior Company of Roseburg, Oregon. Deb uses positive reinforcement reward-based training methods so you build and maintain close bonds with your dog. Deb Walker is a retired CPA and lives with her husband, Bob and dogs ‘Roger’ & ‘Dotty’, a poodle & poodle mix, both rescues, one a Certified Demo Service Dog, the other a great little truffle hunter. Deb formed K9-Behavior Company in the Portland, Oregon area in 2000 and moved to Douglas County Oregon in 2009. Deb holds the following credentials & affiliations:
- Certified Professional Dog Trainer – Knowledge Assessed (CPDT-KA) through the Certification Council for Professional Dog Trainers
- Counseling Certificate from the San Francisco SPCA Academy of Dog Trainers (2002)
- Professional Member of the Association of Professional Dog Trainers (APDT)
- Lead Truffle Dog Trainer at the Oregon Truffle Festival
- Field Representative for PAWS With a Cause 2016 – 2020
- OSSA Certified K-9 SAR Handler in Wilderness Air Scent, Wilderness Trailing, Cadaver and Water Recovery 1995 – 2008