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OCEAN is an Acronym for:
- Observe Your Dog
- Connect with Compassion
- Engagement with Joy
- Attitude Before Anything
- Never Stop Learning

OCEAN is based on the premise: When communication flows freely and equally in both directions, dog-training becomes a shared language between dogs and humans. — Dev Sperber

OCEAN deepens the bond between dogs and people by improving 2-way communication and creating more joy, fun, and creativity in training and problem solving, for better teamwork and a deeper connection, so that progress becomes a natural byproduct of joyful collaboration.

OCEAN helps people solve their dogs’ perplexing performance problems by identifying the root causes of problems and providing a series of simple actions designed to deepen their connection, improve 2-way communication, and increase trust, resilience, and joy, resulting in a clear path to progress.

In a nutshell, OCEAN’s simple actions lead to astonishing outcomes!

ABOUT DEV: Devorah (Dev) Sperber is the founder of OCEAN4Dogs, an online community and learning space where Simple Actions, (such as Mark Training) Lead to Astonishing Outcomes.

Whether coaching remotely through Ocean4dogs or in-person at Marin Humane in the San Francisco Bay Area, Dev is passionate about teaching people how to fine-tune their "eye" to improve 2-way communication with their dogs, so they can experience happier, more satisfying training experiences, improved performance, and a deeper connection.

While many of her students are involved in agility, Devorah's dog-training background includes Freestyle solo and brace work and Search and Rescue.

Devorah currently competes in agility at the Masters level with Australian Terrier, Lil and Border Collie, Takoda. Lil’s accomplishments include 12 agility championship titles, two national event wins, and she competed twice in the big distance Stakes Division at NADAC Championships, a rarity for a mini-dog. Takoda has earned multiple championship titles in NADAC and USDAA with more on the way.

In addition to being insanely passionate about dogs and dog-training, Dev has had a successful international art career through which she has explored the art and science of SEEING for over 30 years. www.devorahsperber.com