Catherine J. Crawmer served as an Animal Control Officer for more than 33 years. As a speaker/lecturer on a host of relevant subjects she has conducted training for the public, municipal leaders, animal control officers and law enforcement personnel hosted by various organizations including, the NY State Department of Agriculture and Markets, the NY State Humane Association and Albany Law School. Ms. Crawmer has authored two municipal animal control laws.
Catherine Crawmer has owned and operated dog training businesses since 1973. Owner of Crawmer's Animal Training and Grooming, she offers training classes, private instruction in basic, advance and competition obedience and agility. Dog aggression is a specialty including recognizing, managing and mitigating aggressive behaviors. Aggression toward both people and other animals has been the subject of seminars and workshops conducted by Catherine Crawmer for rescue groups, day cares, boarding facilities, animal shelters and animal control officers including equipment selection, proper use of tools, protocols for handling dangerous dogs and temperament evaluation to determine adoptable traits.
Litigation Support - During her 33 year position as animal control officer Catherine Crawmer was involved in more than 150 Dangerous Dog Cases pursuant to the NY State Department of Agriculture and Markets Article 7 Sec. 123. At the direction of Courts, Catherine Crawmer has evaluated the temperament and behavior of dogs, making recommendations, to the Court, for training and containment of dogs involved in NYS Department of Agriculture and Markets Dangerous Dog Hearings.
Areas of Expertise:
- Dog Behavior
- Dog Attack
- Dog Training
- Animal Training
- Animal Control Officers
- Animal Shelters
- Rescue Groups
- Breeders
- Dog Shows
- Pet Shops
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- Emotional Support Animals
- Municipal Animal Control
- Animal Cruelty
- Animal Welfare
- Dog Grooming
- Kennels and Day Care
- Dog Parks
- Dog Breeds
- Dog Hoarding
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Ms. Crawmer has experience with other animals, including exotic animals, birds, vultures, chickens, waterfowl, cats and big cats, and many more. She is a prolific author. Her book on training cats is based upon the operant conditioning video that she produced for a scientific conference.
Ms. Crawmer served as editor of The Trainer's Forum, newsletter for the special interest group of the International Association for Behavior Analysis.and published the American Animal Trainer Magazine, a publication that went to more than 60 countries around the world.
