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A New Start to a New Year: The Academy Writes
Students and grads of The Academy were given the opportunity to share their writing chops and win some swag to start 2020 off on the right paw. Because blogging can be such an effective way to reach people and the start of a new year often inspires us to start...
Math, Nursing, and Academic Standards: Why the Academy for Dog Trainers Requires an 80% to Pass
Recently, I was having lunch with two friends. One—Robyn Rittmaster—is an Academy for Dog Trainers graduate who, in addition to training dogs at Carolark in Ottawa, teaches animal behaviour to students in the veterinary assistant program at a local college. The...
The Best Blogs of the 2019 Academy Awards
Each year, The Academy holds our annual Academy Awards. The nomination process, the lobbying, the voting and the ceremony itself are all designed for one reason: to help counteract the burnout and compassion fatigue that can be an unfortunate, but real part of dog...
Monique and Islay: Academy Graduate Case Study
Torie Silletto, CTC, CPDT-KA Diamond Dogs, Oakland CA The Academy for Dog Trainers is pleased to announce a new occasional series, Academy Graduate Case Studies. The first case study is a particularly interesting and relevant illustration of the quality counselling...
Good Words: Blogging for Dogs in 2019
If I were cornered and had to come up with the briefest of brief description of what we do as dog trainers, it would probably be something like "Dog trainers educate". We certainly wear many other hats: we coach, we cheer-lead, we plan, and of course, we train dogs....
Overcoming Fear of Dog-Dog Play: An Interview With Suzanne Bryner
Many dogs enjoy dog-dog play. It’s enriching, it’s welfare-increasing, and it’s good exercise for dogs. But although many dogs enjoy it, the same can’t always be said for the people in the room. Standard, safe, and species-typical pet dog play can appear (to the...