Rivendale Learning Center

Steve White is a 35 year law enforcement veteran, Steve is the only person to have served as a handler, trainer, and supervisor for the Seattle Police Canine Unit. Accredited as a Master Trainer in 1993 by the Washington State Police Canine Association, Steve is also a past Executive Board Member of that body. He served as Vice President of the Certification Council for Pet Dog Trainers, (now called the Certification Council for Professional Dog Trainers) and has been an instructor for the K9 Academy for Law Enforcement. He currently serves on the Education Committee of Association of Pet Dog Trainers and the American Humane Association Pet Dog Training Summit. Steve has instructed at seminars in the U.S., Australia, Canada, , Belgium, Finland, Japan, Mexico, Spain, and the United Kingdom.  He has been a primary instructor at Karen Pryor's ClickerExpo and the Karen Pryor Academy for Animal Training and Behavior. He has taught obedience classes at parks, community centers, and kennels. His articles have appeared in police K-9 and dog training publications in the U.S. and Canada. In 2010 Steve and Jennifer created LEEDS, the training program designed to help law enforcement officers worldwide optimize outcomes in their on-duty interactions with dogs.  He specializes in teaching behavior modification, urban and rural tracking, and scent work through the use of positive reinforcement-based operant conditioning. Through his company, i2i K9 — Professional Training Services he provides consultation and training to K-9 units on administrative and legal issues, and has been recognized as an expert witness by Washington and Federal courts in Police K-9 and dog behavior matters.

With more than 20 years in training and animal behavior consultation, Jennifer White has worked with animals of all shapes and sizes, from dogs and cats to marine mammals and horses.  She holds a bachelors degree in developmental psychology from Tufts University and is the proprietor of Laughing Dog Enterprises operating out of the beautiful Rivendale facility in Woodinville, Washington.  She has been a primary instructor at Karen Pryor's ClickerExpo and the Karen Pryor Academy for Animal Training and Behavior. Jennifer has actively developed her training techniques and understanding of animal behavior during her two decades as a professional trainer. She stays current through attendance of seminars and workshops, literary research, and contact with colleagues.  While working at the MSPCA and Angell Memorial Hospital in Boston, she participated in a canine rehabilitation project and was chosen by the national president of the Animal Behavior Association to help pilot a new positive obedience training program. At the New England Aquarium, Jennifer served as a marine mammal trainers' assistant and education associate.  Her professional experience and degree from Tufts are complemented by additional coursework in animal behavior at Harvard University, and by a true joy of working with people and their animals.