The Dog Trainer's Crucible

10/30/2025

A reminder to join us tonight, Thursday, October 30th at 5pm EST for a free Live Chat with special guest Helen St. Pierre, who will discuss how we can assess quality of life for the dogs under our care. We're thrilled to have Helen joining us; you can register for the Live Chat here: https://www.thedogtrainerscrucible.ca/live-chat
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Helen is the owner and operator of No Monkey Business Dog Training. Based in Concord New Hampshire, she is a Certified Professional Dog Trainer – Knowledge and Skills Assessed (CPDT-KSA) and a Certified Dog Behavior Consultant (CDBC) and a Operation Socialization Certified Trainer (OSCT) She is also a licensed and certified Family Dog Mediator and head of the behavior division. Helen has been training dogs for over 23 years.

When not training dogs she is running the senior and hospice dog rescue - Old Dogs Go To Helen - out of her home which she founded in 2018 with her husband Jake. Together they take in displaced or abandoned senior and terminally ill dogs and give them all the care they need until they pass. Helen is a certified end of life peaceful euthanasia professional, a certified end of life companion animal doula, and a certified grief counselor.

10/29/2025

It's that time of the week! Join Sue and Laura for our weekly live chats, on Wednesdays at 4pm EST! Today Sue and Laura will talking about our choice-based relaxation protocol, the one hour down stay. You can join the live chat here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/1Q9rNPX-Smyu2Z8SDve6ZQ #/registration

Did you miss last week's discussion? You can view it on our Youtube channel here: https://youtu.be/sgO6l37s4dc?si=PXl2hRujM_k9gCjo

10/28/2025

Have you heard a dog giggle? Here Zero demonstrates a lovely bit of giggling while playing with Laura.

10/28/2025

Have you signed up for our Down Stay Deconstructed Course? This course takes a deep dive into our one hour down stay protocol, a choice-based relaxation protocol. Best of all, the course is only $7.99! https://thedogtrainerscrucible.thinkific.com/courses/1-hour-down-stay-for-professionals

10/27/2025

Do you want to learn more about service dogs? What do you need to know to get started as a service dog trainer? Our course, the Service Dog Primer is packed with information to get you started in the exciting and rewarding world of training service dogs. https://thedogtrainerscrucible.thinkific.com/courses/The-Service-Dog-Primer

10/25/2025

We're so excited - our upcoming curated course Approaching the Hardest Choice has been approved for 10 CEUs from CCPDT! This four week course discusses how to talk to clients about behavioural euthanasia, and includes weekly video lectures and class meetings to discuss what you learn with your instructor. The course starts November 16th, at 3pm EST. https://thedogtrainerscrucible.thinkific.com/courses/fall-2025-approaching-the-hardest-choice-curated

10/24/2025

Join us on Thursday, October 30th at 5pm EST for a Live Chat with special guest Helen St. Pierre, who will discuss how we can assess quality of life for the dogs under our care. We're thrilled to have Helen joining us; you can register for the Live Chat here: https://www.thedogtrainerscrucible.ca/live-chat

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Helen is the owner and operator of No Monkey Business Dog Training. Based in Concord New Hampshire, she is a Certified Professional Dog Trainer – Knowledge and Skills Assessed (CPDT-KSA) and a Certified Dog Behavior Consultant (CDBC) and a Operation Socialization Certified Trainer (OSCT) She is also a licensed and certified Family Dog Mediator and head of the behavior division. Helen has been training dogs for over 23 years.

When not training dogs she is running the senior and hospice dog rescue - Old Dogs Go To Helen - out of her home which she founded in 2018 with her husband Jake. Together they take in displaced or abandoned senior and terminally ill dogs and give them all the care they need until they pass. Helen is a certified end of life peaceful euthanasia professional, a certified end of life companion animal doula, and a certified grief counselor.

10/22/2025

Don't miss out on our free live chats, on Wednesdays at 4pm EST! Today Sue and Laura will be discussing the difficult topic of behavioural euthanasia. You can join the live chat here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/1Q9rNPX-Smyu2Z8SDve6ZQ #/registration

10/22/2025

From mentorship to business planning and case consults, the Dog Trainer's Crucible offers services to help you navigate the challenges of running a dog training business. You can read more about what we offer here: https://www.thedogtrainerscrucible.ca/

10/21/2025

Did you see we launched a new course?! Join our new on-demand webinar all about how learning works in dogs! https://thedogtrainerscrucible.thinkific.com/courses/How-Learning-Works-In-Dogs

10/20/2025

Today is the day! Our fall cohort of Introduction to Professional Dog Training starts this evening! If you missed the deadline but would still like to sign up for our master course, you can reach out to [email protected] or sign up here: https://thedogtrainerscrucible.thinkific.com/courses/introduction-to-professional-dog-training-fall=2025

10/16/2025

Look what we just published! We hope you will consider joining.

Dog trainers need to know how learning works and how to apply that knowledge to practical, hands on training. This course teaches them what they need to know!