What We Do
We Train The Human End Of The Leash.
What We Do
We Train The Human End Of The Leash.
What We Do
We Train The Human End Of The Leash.
What We Do
We Train The Human End Of The Leash.

K9Research & Training Complex
Synergizing The Lab & The Field



Set on 520 acres in Iowa, The K9Sensus Education and Research Complex (ERC) provides extensive opportunities for training. Whether it be night operations or trainer interaction with a variety of animal species, the site will expand trainers’ understanding of learning processes and behavior.

Our Great Honor
Behavior Technology Chicken Workshops
Spring 2026
|K9Sensus Foundation
Dr. Parvene Farhoody presents the Behavior Technology Chicken Workshops @ K9Sensus. Please RSVP to be kept up to date!


Time & Location
Spring 2026
K9Sensus Foundation, 54254 150 Ave, Lucas, IA 50151, USA
About the event
Dr. Farhoody presents the Behavior Technology Chicken Workshops @ K9Sensus.
The Behavior Technology Chicken Workshops are based on the original Bailey & Bailey Operant Conditioning Chicken Workshops. Dr. Farhoody expanded the learning theory components of these workshops during the 12 years she worked with Bob Bailey giving Bailey-Farhoody Operant Conditioning Chicken Workshops and Seminars in the USA and Europe and while rigorously studying the work of Marian and Keller Breland.
Dr. Farhoody is as passionate about the precise teaching of the experimental analysis of behavior (AKA: operant conditioning theory) as she is about the precise application of these principles to real-world training conditions. Dr. Farhoody has taught these principles and their application to students ranging from pet dog owners/layman to police/military/operational professionals, from dog sports competitors to zoo/exotics trainers, from human teachers of typical or special needs children/adults to managers in corporate settings, from students in college courses to scientists…