Speaking Engagements
Dr. Yin speaks on a wide variety of topics locally as well as nationally and internationally. She speaks for small groups such as individual veterinary hospitals and small training groups as well as large groups such as at major veterinary conferences and single or multi-day seminars.
Her presentations include a wide array of videos, photos, and case studies involving many species ranging from dogs and cats to horses, porcupines, goats and giraffes. Talks can be tailored to any audience. Below is a list of presentations and workshops she has given before.
Dr. Yin's schedule often fills 12 months in advance and she limits her the her total travel time per year. So it's best to contact her at least 6 months to a year ahead of time.
Lecture Topics
- From Cats and Cows to Dogs, Housemates and Humans. Behavior Modification for All Animals (3-8 hrs)
- Circus School for Dogs (3 hr)
- Circus School for Dogs (3 hr)
- Lead Like a Leader in Dance: Training Skills That Help You Connect with Your Pets
- Kitty Socialization: (1.5 hr; 3 hr with lecture)
- Low Stress Handling of Cats (1 hr, 2 hr; 3 hr with lecture)
- Low stress handling of dogs and cats (1 hr, 2 hr, 3 hr, 4 hr, 5 hr, multi-day)
- Punishment: What Science Says About Why and When it Works and What Can Go Wrong (1.5 hr)
- Perception in Dogs: Understanding Their Senses is Key to Understanding Their World
- Playing Jane Goodall: How to Measure Behavior and Interpret What You Find (1.5 hr)
- Are You Seeing What You Think You’re Seeing: On the Science and Methods of Behavior (1.5 hr)
- Psychopharmacology: The Mystery Revealed (2 hr)
- Real World to the Research Lab and Back (1 hr; 1.5 hr)
- Barking in Dogs: Noise or Communication? (1 hr; 1.5 hr)
- Genes and Behavior: Working Against Fate? (1.5 hr)
- Low Stress Handling: Creating the Pet-friendly Hospital (1 hr; 1.5 hr)
- Taming the Tiger: Understanding and Handling Human-directed Aggression in Cats (1 hr)
- Feuding Felines: Understanding and Fixing Intercat Aggression (1 hr)
- A Simple Approach to Cat Potty Problems (1 hr)
- Kitty Kindergarten: How Early Socialization Can Create the New Improved Cat (1 hr; 1.5 hr)
- Low Stress Handling and Restraint of Difficult Dogs (1 hr; 1.5 hr)
- Your Mouth’s Saying One Thing but Your Body’s Saying Another (1 hr; 1.5 hr)
- From Perfect Pup to Devil Dog and Back in a Month (1 hr; 1.5 hr)
- Perfect Puppy in a Week: How to Start a Puppy Off Right (1 hr; 1.5 hr)
- The Hand that Bites the Feeder: Possession Aggression in Dogs (1hr; 1.5 hr)
- Doggie Playskills: Is All Play Safe? (1 hr; 1.5 hr)
- Feuding Fidos: Dealing with Fighting Among Household Hounds (1 hr; 1.5 hr)
- The Many Faces of Fear and Aggression: Challenging Cases (1 hr; 2 hr)
- Fear Aggression: Behavior Modification for Dogs Fearful of Dogs (1 hr)
- Fear Aggression: Behavior Modification for Dogs Fearful of People (1 hr)
- Rapid Reversal of Fear and Aggression (1 hr; 1.5 hr)
- Recognizing Brewing Behavior Problems in Dogs (and Cats) (1 hr; 1.5 hr)
- Teaching Dogs to Learn to Earn: A Fun, Quick and Safe Alternative to the Alpha Role (1 hr; 1.5 hr)
- Dominance vs Leadership: Myths and Facts about Dominance in Dogs and Other Species (1 hr; 1.5 hr)
- If Punishment’s So Bad Then Why Does it Work for the Trainer on TV? (1.0 hr; 1.5 hr)
- The Power of Pavlov: How Classical Conditioning Controls an Animal’s Body and Behavior (1 hr)
- A Two-Step Process to Fixing Most Non-Medical Behavior Problems (1 hr)
- How to Think Like a Dog (1 hr; 1.5 hr; or 2 hr with a demonstration; 4 hr; 8 hr)
- How to Raise a Perfect Puppy in a Month
- Science of learning: Pavlov to Skinner (1 hr)
- How Fear and Aggression Develop; techniques for modifying the behavior (1 or 3 hrs)
- Recognizing subtle signs of fearfulness in dogs (1 hr)
- Dominance vs. Leadership: Wolf vs Dog Behavior (3 hrs)
- Rapid Reversal of Fear and Aggression Problems (1 hr)
- Using Punishment to Modify Behavior (1 hr)
- Teaching Dogs to Learn to Earn: A Quick, Safe & Fun Alternative to the Alpha Roll (1-1.5 hours).
- Behavior Modification for Fear Aggressive Dogs: Fear of People (1 hr)
- Behavior Modification for Fear Aggressive Dogs: Fear of Dogs (1 hr)
- Inter-dog Aggression: When Dogs in the Same Household Fight. (1- 1.5 hr)
- Kitty Kindergarten: How Early Socialization Can Create a New Improved Cat (1 hr)
- Science of Learning: Application to Problem Solving (1 hr)
- Genes and Behavior (1.5 hours)
- Dog and Puppy Play Skills (1 hr)
- Feline Elimination Problems: A Simple Approach (1 hr)
- Low Stress Handling and Restraint of Difficult Cats (1-1.5 hr)
- Low Stress Handling and Restraint of Difficult Dogs and Cats (1-1.5 hr)
- From Real World to the Research Lab and Back (1 hr)
- Recognizing and Reversing Fear and Imminent Aggression in Dogs and Cats
- Psychopharmacology: The Mystery Revealed (3 hrs)
- In-Hospital Training
Recommended Program Scheduling
Gold Level:
Full day seminar Low Stress Handling, Behavior, and Restraint Seminar plus in-hospital workshop
Day 1:
- How to Modify Behavior in a Dog, Cat, Horse, Goat.....(1.5)
- Recognizing Brewing Aggression in Dogs and Cats,
- Reversing Brewing Behavior Problems in Dogs and Cats
- Handling and Restraint in the Hospital Situation (1.5 hr)
Following days: 2-3 hour handling workshops in the hospital.
First hour: Step by step walk through of what works well and what can be improved from the time the owner makes an appointment to when the veterinarians walks into the room. Since staff will have already been to the presentation the day before, this run through will be interactive. It will include how to approach dogs correctly and getting fearful/aggressive dogs out of the kennel or cage.
2nd hour: Handling lab pt 1. We'll go over the basic methods for controlling movement in all directions while the patients are trying to struggle. Best to have friendly, hyperactive dogs for this. (1 hr).
3rd hour: Work on mechanics of placing dogs into different positions and performing towel wraps on cats.
Speaking Fees and Booking Details
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Speaking Fees
Up to 2 hours 2.5 - 4 hours 4.5 - 8 hours Local talks: < 25 miles from Davis, CA (plus parking) $200.00 $350.00 $600.00 Local: 30-70 miles (plus parking and car mileage) $400.00 $700.00 $1,000.00 Local: 75-120 miles (plus parking and mileage) $500.00 $800.00 $1,200.00 * Long Distance (Minimum fee is for one
full day payment + meals, travel and lodging)$1,000.00 $1,500.00 $2,000.00 Note: All travel is measured from Davis, CA. Educational discounts offered on a case-by-case basis for student organizations.
* Minimum charge for distant locations (> 120 miles) is for one day. So whether you hire me to speak 1 hour or 8 hours on a given single day, the cost is $2000.00. For presentations spanning multiple days, the fee is based on total time Dr. Yin must be in the presentation city. For instance if she speaks 1 to 8 hours on day 1 and 2 hours in the morning on day 2, cost is $2000 + $1000.00. If she speaks 1 to 8 hours on day one and 1 to 2 hours on but at the end of an 8 hour day on day 2 cost is $2000 + $2000.
In-Hospital Training
Rates and fees are the same as those listed under regular speaking fees and are based on training duration and travel distance. One way for hospitals over 70 miles away to make this economical while gaining the foundation needed to get the most out of training is for a group of them to split the cost of a full 1-day lecture and then book slots in the following days for in-home training to the various hospitals.
Cost is still $2000/day for over 70 mile travel, but hospitals can split the costs. Dr. Yin can visit up to 3 hospitals for that (8-9 hours) for that fee. Minimum charge for the training day where training is in the morning is for half day.
For long distance travel, the per diem is $100.00 per day.
For workshops with more than 10 participants (3-4 groups) Dr. Yin recommends that you also hire her assistant to help. For one-day or shorter seminar the cost of bringing an assistant is travel and lodging costs plus $100.00 per diem. For additional days the cost is travel and lodging plus $50.00 per diem.
For presentations Dr. Yin will need
- A projector compatible with Macintosh powerbook (Dr. Yin will bring her own adapter)
- A screen
- Wireless microphone
- Audio output from the computer to play sound from the videos on the presentations
- Table for the projector and computer in the front of the room
- A table to display her books and products
- A volunteer to handle book/product sales
