Rattlesnake Avoidance Training

06/26/2025

Hey Wenatchee, help your dog avoid a rattlesnake bite. Rattlesnake Avoidance Training is scheduled for July 19th. The first two classes already sold out. More info at

06/11/2025

Wenatchee area dog owners- I took a friend up to Horse Lake Road last night. We never left the trail and found four rattlesnakes in one hour. Get your dog trained to detect and avoid them:

Rattlesnake avoidance training for dogs in Wenatchee and North Central Washington State.

05/25/2025

The sun is out, and so are the rattlesnakes. Dogs are not naturally afraid of rattlesnakes, but I can train your dog to detect the snakes and avoid a dangerous bite. For details on my upcoming class in Tri-Cities, visit my website:

05/22/2025

Rattlesnake Avoidance Training class now scheduled for Tri-Cities.
Details at my website.

05/01/2025

The Rattlesnake vaccine for dogs is currently unavailable. Use Rattlesnake Avoidance Training to keep your dog safe.

For the past two decades, a vaccine designed to protect dogs, cats, and horses from rattlesnake venom has been available, but that is no longer the case

04/12/2025

The sun is out and so are the rattlesnakes. I train dogs to detect and avoid rattlesnakes. Spring classes are now posted, the April class has already sold out, but the next one for May 17 has space available. Get more info and register at

05/14/2024

Hey Wenatchee, help your dog avoid a rattlesnake bite. Rattlesnake Avoidance Training is scheduled for June 22nd. The first two classes already sold out. More info at www.rattlesnakeDog.com

08/08/2023

Attention Eastern Washington Bird Hunters.
Train your dog to avoid rattlesnakes.

07/26/2023

We are now able to resume our Rattlesnake Avoidance Training classes for dogs. Classes are held in Wenatchee. For more information and class dates visit our website

07/18/2023

Thanks to Eastgate Veterinary Clinic in Corvallis,OR for testing a rattlesnake for me. I now have a live rattlesnake that I can legally import into Washington and resume training classes for dogs. I will post dates soon at rattlesnakeDog.com

03/31/2021

2021 update

Unfortunately, I will not be offering any classes this year. The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife has been very supportive of my training classes for the last 10 years. In 2020, the Attorney Generals office reviewed their licensing procedure for my business and found that the type of permit that WDFW had ben using for me did not meet the state law. So WDFW worked out a process that would allow me to obtain a different type of license through the Department of Agriculture.
I will need to obtain a Federal permit and then a state permit, and then catch a rattlesnake in Oregon or Idaho and have it tested by a veterinarian. Between my day job and time I want to spend with my family, I am not sure when I am going to knock off all these steps, but I don’t see getting this accomplished in time to offer classes in 2021.

05/16/2020

I am not likely to have any classes in 2020. The folks at WDFW are very supportive of this training; however, they found that current state law does not really allow for me to retain a wild snake for these classes. Rather than trying to change state law, the solution is to legally obtain a snake in Idaho or Oregon and import it with a permit from the Department of Agriculture. This is the path I am going to take, I just don’t see completing all the steps in time to resume classes this year.