1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 Jean is the founder and principal instructor of The Academy for Dog Trainers.&amp;nbsp; The Academy is celebrating its twentieth anniversary in 2019.&amp;nbsp; She is a four-time winner of The Dog Writers' Association of America's Maxwell Award.&amp;nbsp; In 2017, Jean was recruited to create Dog Training 101 for The Great Courses. Born in Montreal, Canada, Jean founded the Montreal Flyball Association, and Renaissance Dog Training, the first positive reinforcement-based school, and counseling service in the province.&amp;nbsp; Her own dogs and dogs she has trained have earned numerous titles and wins in a variety of dog sports, including OTCh, TDX, HIT and FDCh.&amp;nbsp; While a student, she worked as an adoption counselor at the Montreal SPCA and later served on its Board of Directors.&amp;nbsp; Before founding The Academy, Jean did exclusively referral aggression cases for six years.&amp;nbsp; She lives in Oakland, California, with her dog, Brian, adopted in 2015. Animal Training Academy https://www.atamember.com <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/8637128/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/content/30894314