Nanci Creedon - Dog Training on TV

Update: 2023-11-08

Description

In this episode of The Chihuahua Podcast we sit down and talk dog training on TV with our special guest, Nanci Creedon!

Qualifications
Primary degree in Zoology from UCC
Master’s degree in Animal Behaviour and Welfare from Newcastle University

Certification
Certified Dog Behaviour Consultant with the International Association of Animal Behaviour Consultants since October 2013.
Provisional CAB with Association of Professional Behaviour Councillors. (APBC) Currently undergoing assessment to become full CCAB, will be submitting for the Sept 1st 2023 deadline.

Research
Research paper on Dog Bites published in the Irish Veterinary Journal “Dog bite injuries to humans and the use of breed-specific legislation: a comparison of bites from legislated and non-legislated dog breeds”

Continued Education
Has attended –
PACT – Introduction to Clinical Animal Behaviour - Ongoing
Jim Crosby – The Forensics of Aggression Online Course IAABC 2022
IAABC – Stress and the Animal in Front of You - 2021
Dr. Karen Overall (Animal Events UK) 22nd-24th September 2017
Woof 2017 (Domesticated Manners) 10th-12th Feb 2017
Dr Karen Overall (Animal Events UK) May 8th, 9th, 10th 2015
Professor Jaak Panksepp - World Leading Neuroscientist 1 Day Seminar 21st April 2015
APBC Annual Conference 14/09/2014
Rise VanFleet The Human Half of Dog Training 15/09/2014
Canine Aggression & Case Investigation 16th & 17th June 2014
Dog Bite Prevention Conference (Victoria Stilwell Organisation) May 31st June 1st, 2014
APDT Ireland Annual Conference 22/06/2014
Sarah Kalnajs Seminar, 2nd March 2013 Leash reactivity: From Cause to Cure
“WOOF”: The European Training & Behaviour Conference22nd, 23rd, 24th February 2013
Collection of seminar DVD’s worth over £1500 acquired over the past 8 years with speakers from Patricia McConnell to Ken Ramerez, to Chirag Patel, to Nicolas Dodman and many others in between.

Expert Witness
Has provided expert witness in two cases in Irish courts.

Professional Experience
Creedons Dog Care 2010-2022
Former owner of Creedons Dog Care, Ireland’s oldest doggie daycare centre, opened in 2010, and sold in 2022 to former manager.
During my time at Creedons I ran weekly puppy classes, obedience classes, private training sessions and behaviour modification sessions.

Creedons College 2015-Present
Director at Creedons College, a nationally accredited adult educational institution running online and classroom-based courses.
I have designed, developed and delivered multiple classroom, and online based educational courses.
I delivered both the Practical Dog Training course and the Professional Dog Training Instructor courses from 2015 to 2020. The programmes are now delivered by Josanne Dodd, a certified behaviour consultant.

RTE 2013-2020, 2022-
I appear on RTE’s Today Show with Maura and Daithi delivering dog behaviour advice on live TV.

Channel 5 2020
Featured on a 4-episode TV series, Cats and Dogs at War with Chirag Patel, where I provided dog expert advice to families where the cat and dog are not getting along.

Channel 4 2022
Feature in series 1 of 8-episode series The Dog Academy, for Channel 4, staring alongside Victoria Stilwell. I provided insight into the development of dog’s behaviour challenges to pet owners during clinics.