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Chat & Chuckle with Veronica Boutelle and Gina Phairas of dogbiz
Join PPG's Kelly Fahey and PPG Canine Committee Chair Judy Luther as they chat and chuckle with Veronica Boutelle and Gina Phairas of dogbiz about their THRIVE! program.
THRIVE! is an online program of dogbiz’s that provides group coaching and a supportive community to help R+ dog trainers and ...
The Lost Art of Disagreeing Without Being Disagreeable – An Urgent Need
By Niki Tudge
As business owners, one of our fundamental responsibilities to our clients, our employees and our stakeholders is to ensure that we provide a workplace where civility is not only a priority, but a deep-rooted, daily cultural norm. Manners, respect, consideration, ...
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Networking for Success
By Niki Tudge
"More business decisions occur over lunch and dinner than any other time, yet no MBA courses are given on the subject." - Peter Drucker
Networking is an effective way to spread your value through those around you. ...
Behavior Modification — A Case Study of a “Difficult” Dog
By Maren Jensen Ph.D. and Angelica Steinker M.Ed. CDBC PDBC PCBC-A
The Joy and Journey of Rehabilitating a Dog with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Panic Disorder, Pica, Separation Anxiety, Noise Sensitivity and Aggression
Rumble was a ...
COVID-19: 3 Tips for Dog Trainers on Adapting to the ‘New Normal’
By Susan Nilson
Last month, the Pet Professional Guild (PPG) hosted a webinar with Anna York, BSc (Hon) PhD, Stephanie Perniciaro PhD MPH, Anne Wyllie PhD, Maikel Boot PhD, Chantal Vogels PhD MSc BSc, and Kayoko Shioda DVM MPH of the Yale ...
Lessons from the COVID-19 Crisis
By Veronica Boutelle
I have loved and served this industry for 20 years, but I have never been prouder to be part of it than I am in this moment.
I’m writing this from my home office in late April while sheltered in place. You’re probably ...
Surviving the Storm
By Gail Radtke
Looking back to March-April time, it seems like the entire dog training business as we know it pretty much crashed overnight. As COVID-19 started to take hold, decisions had to be made fast – especially for those of us who ...
Everything Was Fine Until…
By Suzanne Clothier
Does this sound familiar? "Everything was fine until... [fill in months, age, event]." It’s a statement that is common, and sometimes accepted without much thought. For example, a client might tell us that their puppy ...
‘Laundry List’ Dogs
By Kristi Benson
As dog trainers, we may frequently find ourselves sitting across the kitchen table from our clients in something of a conundrum. While we may have been called in to assist with house-training, or jumping up, or biting ...
Goals in Dog Training: Outcome or Behavior – Which Do You Control?
By Niki Tudge
One of the most common mistakes we see dog training professionals make is to try to impart their goals upon their clients. For example, you may feel that pet dogs should behave in a certain way, have specific skills, do certain ...