In the Before Times, I wasn’t the sort of person to go to conferences. Dragon*Con, ClickerExpo, renaissance fairs, and similar conventions are inherently fascinating to my nerdy self, though my fascination was generally outweighed by the cost, crowds, and commute inherent in such events. Then COIVD-19 struck, and all of those events struggled, floundered, and succumbed, only for a resourceful few to resurrect online. I am a student of Fenzi Dog Sports Academy (FDSA) and have taken several online classes over the years. FDSA has historically hosted annual bootcamps for students and instructors to meet up in person with their dogs over the course of several days. But in 2020, that was not possible. Similarly, the International Association of Applied Animal Behavior Consultants (IAABC) was unable to hold their own conference. Their leaders commiserated to one another, then they brainstormed, then they actually made something workable. ...