Bonnie Brown-Cali

Bonnie has professionally trained dogs since 1989 and is the owner of Dog Dynamics Inc. Bonnie was a co-owner and head trainer of AppleGate School for Dogs Inc. and American Detector Dogs. For 10 years she was the West Coast field representative for Paws With a Cause, an organization that trains service dogs for the disabled. She worked as a canine field handler on the impact of human encroachment on wildlife for the University of Reno, the Desert Research Institute, and for Working Dogs for Conservation Foundation. She volunteered for 7 years as a trainer and member of the search and rescue teams for Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Department, California Rescue Dogs Association, and the California Office of Emergency Services. She has been an AKC evaluator for over 15 years. She has conducted national and international workshops on training and deploying service dogs, dog behavior and obedience, reliable retrieving training, and the ethical use of training equipment. She has helped countless individuals with challenging dogs, and has published manuals and papers on puppy head start programs, beginning through advanced obedience, help for reactive dogs, training dogs for human remains detection, and how to develop and maintain an athletic dog. To continue her education she attends annual conferences, behavioral workshops and training seminars in the United States and abroad. Bonnie trains her Malinois and Beauceron to compete in French Ring sport, a discipline that weaves together obedience, agility and protection. She and her family share their home in the East Bay Hills of Northern California with their pack of dogs, dog training cats, flock of chickens, coyotes, fox, skunks…