Life being the ultimate rollercoaster, it's never dull around here. As noted in the last post, 2010 has been a year where the winds of change are blowing hard.

Here's some of the changes that are in place or scheduled:

• Conclusion of my consultant work for Guiding Eyes for the Blind as of June 1, 2010. It was an amazing 3.5 years, and a tremendous opportunity to learn much and help GEB move their program forward. Results are already showing up, with more to come as new approaches & programs & facilities are put into place.
• Continued development of CARAT - The Clothier Animal Response Assessment Tool. Literally years in the making, in fall 2010 the first dedicated CARAT trainings open to the public are set for Chicago and St. Johnsville NY. In 2011, there will also be CARAT trainings in CA and elsewhere in the US and in Belgium & Italy. This is very exciting, as this powerful & revolutionary tool for assessing behavior has changed forever how you will see animal behavior, and assess the individual dog.
• In-Person Consultations return to my life! Until I stopped my work for GEB, I didn't realize how much energy & time was going into that huge project. Now, I have more time for in-person consultations to help folks sort out everything from structural/gait analysis to behavior problems, training challenges, performance issues, aggression, and relationship building.
• Several new projects planned. More materials - articles, books & video - to come!
  
• Complete website overhaul -- Karen Shanley & team at Imagine That in Saratoga Springs, and Jeanine Dunn of Graphify have combined their considerable talents to create a beautiful website for me. It will feature quite a few of my photos (and no, not *all* are German Shepherds!)
• I'll be working on new books, one of which follows in the path blazed by BONES.
  
• Webinars, podcasts & more in conjunction with the great folks at For Your K9 in Chicago. Stay tuned for details.
• Several European workshops in 2011 (along with Italy this fall)
• BONES will be published in Croatia!