The Association of Pet Dog Trainers (APDT) is a professional organization of individual trainers who are committed to becoming better trainers through education.
Your dog will enjoy hours of chewing and gnawing while also working on dental hygiene. Low fat, protein rich, and 100% digestible, they’re also 100% natural. Inspected and approved by USDA/FDA. and national food inspection authorities.
The Certification Council for Professional Dog Trainers establishes and maintains humane standards of competence for animal training and behavior professionals through criteria based on experience, standardized testing, skills and continuing education, and identifies and markets those individuals to the public
C.L.A.S.S., or Canine Life and Social Skills, is an educational program to promote training focused on the use of positive reinforcement and to strengthen relationships between humans and their canine companions. Look in the INSTRUCTORS section for a PDF of some great games to play!
Dog Scouts of America is for people and dogs of all ages. We are a group of people, all across the nation, that come together to learn new things, socialize and help in the community with our dogs.
A free online multimedia dog training and puppy raising guide plus Dogstar Radio and Dogstar TV. A great resource for dog trainers and dog lovers.
All Things Dog! If you are looking for books about games you can play with dogs, or any other dog related books or items, Dogwise is the place to look!
Check out Ian Dunbar's K9 Games, great games to play in group dog classes and competitions are held world-wide as well. Fun-filled and action packed, the K9 Games® is the ultimate dog training competition, with a variety of exciting events that challenge the skills of the world’s best pet dogs! This link has YouTube descriptions of each game for a clear, concise description.
The Pet Professional Guild believes that dog training should be fun for both you and your pet dog and that pet care services should be delivered at the highest standard possible. The Pet Professional Guild also represents pet care providers who are trained in dog behavior, understand how to recognize signs of stress and know how to meet the individual needs of your pet.
A good place to find a Truly Dog Friendly dog trainer in your area. How do we define dog-friendly? Simple: pain-free.
"Last night the Basic Cues and Manners Class played "Mind Your P's and Cues". They had just learned STAY and LEAVE IT in their fifth week of class. It was a welcome change in pace to the normal learning pattern.
My assistant said "they LOVE this!" What we noticed was that people were very busy and interacting positively with their dogs making a huge difference, of course, to the responses they were getting. The dogs were engaged because the people were engaged.
It was fun seeing how they put their cues together to present to class and it also gave me, the instructor, a chance to see where they need help. SUCCESS!"
~ Diane Garrod