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Steve White Bio
In his 43rd year of a K9-centered law enforcement career, Steve White is the only person to have served as a handler, trainer, training-sergeant, 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 Professional Dog Trainers and is a consultant and instructor for the K9 Academy for Law Enforcement. Steve has instructed at seminars in the U.S., Australia, Belgium, Canada, China, Finland, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Spain, and the United Kingdom. He has served as a primary instructor for Karen Pryor’s ClickerExpo and the Karen Pryor Academy for Animal Training and Behavior. His articles have appeared in police K-9 and dog training publications in the U.S., Canada, Australia, Finland, and Japan. He specializes in teaching behavior modification, tracking, and scent work through the use of positive reinforcement-based operant conditioning. 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.
I just love Steve White’s training methods with all things under ‘nose work’ and he’s coming to WA in November and me and my dog are going can’t wait.
If you like tracking, scent work or anything to do with training dogs this guy is really worth listening to.
Great podcast! I take to heart Steve White’s advice about getting curious — about dogs’ behaviours, about other trainers’ methods, and about my own actions and reactions. Thank you Ryan and Steve.
Great podcast! ???
A year later and so interesting to note that your positive reinforcement operant conditioning direction has expanded throughout the dog community. For example, focusing on WHY a dog is behaving a certain way, using CURIOSITY to learn, how PEOPLE respond influences the consequences of the dog’s behaviour, giving a dog the opportunity to make CHOICES, and aim for what we WANT the behaviour to look like (rather than punishing what we don’t).
Enjoyable podcast.
Steve White is an excellent speaker; articulate, authentic and knowledgeable.
Steve, I just read an article written by you concerning compulsion in teaching the out. As a veteran police K-9 handler and trainer (I’m 71 and started in 1989) I have no ‘ego’ and always willing to learn new methods. As far as all other phases of patrol (article, area, building search, tracking, obedience) I have completely used positive methods and abandoned compulsion type training. But when it comes to the ‘out and call off’, I still have been using the E collar. It is obvious that this method creates conflict. I don’t like it anymore. My first two work dogs were GS, my last two, starting in 2000 have been Dutch’s. In the last 20 years all but one (out of 40) have been Mal’s or Dutch’s. I would appreciate any help in my new endeavor.
Face Book – Garrow Canine Training (in Pa).
Hey Mike,
Thanks for your message. The best way to get in touch with Steve would be to click the link to his website above.
On the website there will be information about how to contact hm.
Thanks so much in advance!
Best Regards
Ryan Cartlidge
Animal Training Academy