From 2005 - 2009, John Buginas taught at the San Francisco SPCA Academy for Dog Trainers. He 
formed the academy’s applied behavior analysis study group and coordinated the academy's intern program. Until the Academy closed in November of 2009, John taught professional dog trainers hands-on-training methods, behavior evaluations, learning theory (skinner/pavlov), critical thinking, and how to train a chicken!
In 2003, John adopted Juno, a reactive dog. After seeing traditional training methods fail and Juno's reactivity get worse, John enrolled in a positive reinforcement training class. Six weeks after being escorted out of the room for special coaching, Juno graduated. John was hooked on positive reinforcement training and spent the next few years studying with San Francisco bay area trainers while volunteering at local shelters. He graduated with honors from the SF/SPCA Academy for Dog Trainers in 2005, where he earned his CTC. He is also a Professional Member of the APDT (#66917).
John was hired to teach at the SF/SPCA in 2006. He teaches animal learning, development of training plans, behavior evaluation, issues in dog training, critical thinking, as well as instructing, coaching and evaluating student’s hands-on training exercises. In 2008, John added a small section of chicken training to the learning theory portion of training. He is shown learning how to train chickens at one of Bob Bailey's chicken training camps hosted by Terry Ryan's Legacy Canine, in Sequim, WA.
He has presented at seminars at the SF/SPCA on dog-dog aggression, behavior evaluations and clicker training. He taught obedience classes at the SPCA as well as the Berkeley East Bay Humane Society.
John’s articles have appeared in the Chronicle of the Dog, one was selected to appear in APDT’s The Dog Trainer’s Resource 2.
John lives in the San Francisco Bay area with an assortment of dogs. His daughter, Kristen, lives in New York.
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