Building a Shock-Free World for Pets

by BARKS from the Guild | Apr 1, 2020 | Advocacy, Education, Personal Development, Pet Guardians, Training

By Don Hanson Trainers, behavior consultants and pet professionals, the Shock-Free Coalition needs your help! Specifically, we need your help in educating your clients, colleagues, friends, and family members about the benefits of using reward-based training and the...

Fetch More Dollars: Like Peas in a Pod

by BARKS from the Guild | Dec 2, 2019 | BARKS from the Guild, Business & Consulting, Business Development, Personal Development

By John D. Visconti In a previous article (see Fetch More Dollars: Selling Is Helping, BARKS from the Guild, June 2014, p.59), I discussed the negative association many trainers have with the words ‘selling’ and ‘salesperson.’ Additionally,...

Mentoring the Next Generation of Trainers

by Daniel Antolec | Sep 14, 2019 | Animal Behavior, Business Development, Personal Development, Pet Guardians, Training

I entered the field of dog training late in life, following my initial career in law enforcement. When I consider the things which made that 30 year career successful a long line of teachers parade through my memory and make …

Four Steps to a Thriving Group Class Program

by BARKS from the Guild | Sep 5, 2019 | Business & Consulting, Business Development, Personal Development, Training

By Veronica Boutelle of PPG corporate partner, dogbiz Do any of these group training class challenges sound familiar? Students who tell you their dogs “only behave during class” or “when the trainer is around” Starting class with 6 students and...

How to Make the Transition to Full-Time Dog Pro

by BARKS from the Guild | May 6, 2019 | Business & Consulting, Business Development, Personal Development, Training

By Veronica Boutelle of PPG corporate partner, dogbiz If your dream is to work with dogs for a living but you’re still toiling full time outside the dog industry, or juggling a part-time business alongside your “real” job, you need...

Things I Wish I Had Known Before I Started Training Dogs – Gus, the Dominance Myth, An Alpha Roll, and a Damaged Relationship

by BARKS from the Guild | Mar 26, 2019 | Personal Development, Pet Guardians, Training

By Don Hanson In a recent interview, I was asked a series of questions about how to choose a dog trainer. One of the questions was “What would you like to have known when you started training...