Cooking and Dog Activities with Michelle Stern

I'm a licensed Family Dog Mediator, certified professional dog trainer and dog behavior counselor. I run Pooch Parenting, a unique program specializing in supporting families who have children and dogs. My products, services, and membership help overwhelmed parents so that their kids and dogs can live in harmony. I taught high school biology and environmental science for 8 years, and founded and ran a cooking school for children for another 8 years. My cooking school, What's Cooking with Kids, became well known and I did several cooking with kids segments on live television, published a cookbook for families, and was invited to the White House for the Launch of Chef's Move to Schools.

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Licensed Family Dog Mediator, Certified Professional Dog Trainer, Author, The Whole Family Cookbook; Several TV appearances, 2010 Parent's Magazine Blogger Award: Best Green Blog

I went to college at UC Santa Cruz and earned a BA in Biology. I earned my single subject teaching credential at Dominican University in Life Science and have spent 8 years in the classroom as a Biology and Environmental Science teacher. When my two children were young, I founded What's Cooking with Kids - a mobile cooking school for children, which I ran for 8 years. Now I'm a Family Dog Mediator, certified dog behavior counselor and trainer, and dog foster mom, I’m also a mom of a biological daughter and an adopted son. I know what it’s like to parent kids and dogs at the same time.

Certifications and Professional Development Because you want what’s best for your dog, it’s important that you can trust that your dog professional has taken care to stay up to date on the most effective methods of learning and behavior. My credentials and professional development include (but are not limited to…) Certified Family Dog Mediator Certified Professional Dog Trainer, Knowledge Assessed (CPDT-KA) Certified Canine Behavior Counselor – Trish King’s Academy of Dog Behavior LEGS Applied Ethology Family Dog Mediation Professional Course Aggression in Dogs Master Course with Michael Shikashio Animal Assisted Play Therapy online conference International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants (IAABC) online conference (several years) Mission Possible 2-Day Workshop on Separation Anxiety with Malena DeMartini Defensive Handling Skills 2-Day Workshop with Michael Shikashio and Trish McMillan Association of Professional Dog Trainers (APDT) conference in Portland, Oregon I have been a guest on TV shows and several podcasts (see my Media page for details)