Grisha Stewart, MA, CPDT-KA, KPACTP is a dog trainer and community weaver who frequently does video, audio, and print interviews. Grisha is the founder of the Grisha Stewart Academy online dog training school and co-founder of Stellar Village, a global folk school nurturing the collective nervous system. In her 20+ years as a dog trainer, Grisha pioneered the BAT technique for dog aggression, frustration, and fear and has traveled to teach BAT to professional dog trainers and behaviorists in at least 26 countries on 5 continents.
Favorite Topics: dog training, dog behavior, the canine-human bond, dog aggression, dog reactivity, mindfulness, life skills for authentic and joyful living, walking dogs with safety and freedom, changing habits, applying dog training to human behavior, dog training ethics, attachment theory for dog training, grief/mourning, community grief retreats, mindfulness, songwriting, community song circles, rock climbing (including a dog walking technique based on rock climbing that Grisha calls the leash belay), wood turning & art, woman-owned businesses, LGBTQIA+-owned businesses, neurodivergent-owned businesses, international travel, online education, and related topics.
Media Contact: school at grishastewart.com or use the contact form.
Bio: Grisha’s biography
Photos: Here’s a Dropbox folder of high resolution photos or click images on this page for higher resolution versions. Low-res versions of the Dropbox photos are here.
Books and Videos
- Book – BAT 2.0 for Aggression, Frustration, and Fear [eBook] [Paperback] [Audio/Video] – Chosen “Best Book for Anyone With a Reactive Dog,”
- Book – Official Ahimsa Dog Training Manual: A Force-Free Guide to Problem Solving and Training [eBook] [Paperback]
- Amazon author page with reviews (but please link to Grisha’s site)
- Some Feature-Length Videos
- “Talk With Me! Simple Steps for 2-Way Understanding Between Dogs and People” [DVD] [streaming]
- “Walk with Me! Safety, Fun, and Freedom with Leash Training for You and Your Dog” [DVD] [streaming]
- “Problem Prevention in Puppies & Dogs: an Empowered Approach to Life with Dogs” [DVD] [streaming]
- “Survival Skills: Coping with Dog Reactivity in Real Life” [DVD] [streaming]
- “BAT 2.0 Set-Ups: How to Orchestrate Basic Set-Ups and Variations with Dogs” [DVD] [streaming]
- “BAT for Geeks: A Technical Perspective on Behavior Adjustment Training 2.0” [DVD] [streaming]
- BAT 2.0 Series – Box set of the above [DVD] [streaming]
Some of Grisha’s Media Appearances & Interviews
- Sustain Your Passion podcast by Jenesis Rose. Topic: Scholarships, business evolution, and grief.
- Various interviews on YouTube.
- OwlTail summary of podcasts with Grisha Stewart as a guest.
- Canine Arthritis Management: “It Hurts When I Do That” (video)
- Drinking from the Toilet podcast. Topic – Reactive Behavior in people and dogs. (audio)
- Dog Save the People podcast. Topic: Inner Reflections. (audio)
- Paws & Reward podcast. Topic: Human behavior change. (audio)
- Unleashed at Work and Home podcast. Topic: Acceptance. (audio)
- Bitey End of the Dog podcast. Topic: Dog Aggression, BAT. (audio)
- Canine Paradigm podcast. Topic: BAT and the Leash Belay. (audio)
- Barking from the Wooftops podcast. Topic: BAT and dog reactivity. (audio)
- Barks podcast by the Pet Professional Guild (panel discussion). Grisha’s Topic: How to Human. (audio)
- Live from the Ranch with host Ken Ramirez. Topic: Leash Belay. (video)
- Empowered Dog podcast. Topic. Personal and professional life, BAT. (video)
- Dante Dog Works YouTube channel. Topic: Dog Reactivity (with Portuguese translation). (video)
- Dog it Right podcast. Topic: What is BAT? (audio)
- The Barking Mad Show podcast. Topic: Training and Management in Multi-Dog households.
- Dog Talk podcast. Topic: BAT and other related topics. (audio)
- Steve Dale’s Pet World radio interview. Topic: BAT and positive reinforcement (audio)
- War Bone YouTube interview (video)
- It’s Raining Cats and Dogs radio show – regular co-host (Seattle)
- KOMO News Seattle (video)
- New Day Northwest KING 5 NBC Seattle (video)
- KUOW Radio Interview on how a mathematician became a dog trainer (audio)
- Positively Dog Training podcast. Grisha’s interview starts at 22:40 and goes to about 36:00. (audio)
- Dog Works Radio. (audio)
- Superhero Dog Owner’s Show. Interview starts at 5:32 (video)
- Animal Cafe podcast. Topic: BAT 1.0. (audio)
- Wildpaw Dog podcast. Topic: BAT 1.0. (audio)
Social Media
- Facebook: Grisha Stewart
- Twitter: @grishastewart
- Instagram: @grishastewart
- YouTube: Grisha Stewart
About the Grisha Stewart Academy
The Grisha Stewart Academy of Empowered Animals is a nurturing, innovative, global online educational community of dog behavior enthusiasts and trainers that inspires sustainable behavior change. We aim to help our students feel empowered, prepared, and curious for more, resulting in happy dogs, happy families, and a legacy of empathy and kindness in the dog training industry.
