Jean Donaldson is the founder of and instructs at The San Francisco SPCA Academy for Dog Trainers, which has gained a reputation as the Harvard for dog trainers. She is the author of The Culture Clash, Dogs Are From Neptune and MINE! A Guide to Resource Guarding in Dogs. Before relocating to California, she lived in Montreal, where she studied at McGill, founded the Montreal Flyball Association and Renaissance Dog Training and toiled her way to a black belt in Hung Gar Kung Fu. She has lectured extensively in the US, Canada and abroad. Her dogs and dogs she has trained have numerous titles and wins in various dog sports.