The Pet Professional Guild

09/21/2024

😺Celebrating Life Together – Your Feline-Specific Package
Register today and enjoy five fantastic feline-specific session recordings!
https://www.petprofessionalguild.com/webinars-events/webinars/feline-celebrating-life-together-your-virtual-recorded-conference/

09/20/2024

Our guest this month: Zazie Todd, author of Purr and PPG member! If you can't join us live, but have questions for Zazie, let us know in the comments!

09/19/2024

09/19/2024

Let’s Go on Sniffari!
🌠NEW POST in Pets and Their People!
"Now that I am better informed and have a greater understanding of canine anatomy and behavior, I enthusiastically recommend when you and your dog go out for walks, consider going on sniffari!" - Daniel H. Antolec, founder of Happy Buddha Dog Training LLC
Read more here: https://www.petprofessionalguild.com/pet-owners/pets-and-their-people/pets-and-their-people-blog/lets-go-on-sniffari/

09/18/2024

⏰⏰⏰Grab this deal before Sept. 19!⏰⏰⏰
🎉Celebrating Life Together 3-Day Virtual Education Event- Recording Package Now Available for Purchase!
- You get access to the recordings for all 67 sessions for 12 months.
- Special rate until September 19 - Only $130!
- PPG members get an additional $35 off. That's 67 sessions for only $95.
Full details and registration: https://www.petprofessionalguild.com/webinars-events/webinars/conference-package-for-celebrating-life-together-your-66-sessions/

09/18/2024

Check out the latest article in BARKS Magazine! Pet nutritionist Sandra Grossmann talks about therapeutic diets for pets.

By Sandra Grossmann

09/17/2024

Upcoming PPG Webinar: 'Frustration Elicited Aggression- what is it, how it occurs and how to stop it'
Presented by: Shannon Riley of Truly Force Free Animal Training
⏰⏰September 19, 2024, 11:30 am - 12:30 pm (ET) ⏰⏰
HURRY! Register today: https://www.petprofessionalguild.com/webinars-events/webinars/frustration-elicited-aggression-what-is-it-how-it-occurs-and-how-to-stop-it-with-shannon-riley/
📩Can’t make it to the live webinar? No worries! Once you register, your confirmation email will contain the link to access the live event and the recording after the event.
🤓CEUs: PPAB 1, PMCT 1, IAABC 1
Learning Objectives:
- What is Frustration Elicited Aggression?
- What causes it?
- Who is affected by it?
- Why is it important to understand frustration elicited aggression?
- What can be done to prevent it?
- How understanding it can help reduce stress in training (for the human and animal)

Frustration Elicited aggression can occur in all animals, including humans. When a learner or teacher gets frustrated, they can begin to act out with

09/16/2024

The Pet Professional Guild Shelter & Rescue Division Membership Meetup
Topic: Best Practices in High Intake Municipal Shelters for Staff, Volunteers, Public Education & Trainers Post-Adoption
⏰September 27, 2024, 1:45 pm - 2:45 pm (ET)
Host: Holden Svirsky
Guest Speaker: Emily Wood. Director - Oakland Animal Services
➡️Only PPG members can register for this event. Members can access the event directly through the Zoom link in the registration email.
Register here: https://www.petprofessionalguild.com/webinars-events/webinars/best-practices-in-high-intake-municipal-shelters/
🤔Not a PPG member yet? Join today!

09/15/2024

⏰Grab this deal before Sept. 19!
🎉Celebrating Life Together 3-Day Virtual Education Event- Recording Package Now Available for Purchase!
- You get access to the recordings for all 67 sessions for 12 months.
- Special rate until September 19 - Only $130!
- PPG members get an additional $35 off. That's 67 sessions for only $95.
Full details and registration: https://www.petprofessionalguild.com/webinars-events/webinars/conference-package-for-celebrating-life-together-your-66-sessions/

09/14/2024

Upcoming PPG Webinar: 'How to Help Fearful Dogs Feel Safe'
Presented by: Dr. Zazie Todd of Companion Animal Psychology
⏰October 9, 2024, 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm (ET)
Details & registration: https://www.petprofessionalguild.com/webinars-events/webinars/how-to-help-fearful-dogs-feel-safe-with-dr-zazie-todd/
📩Can’t make it to the live webinar? No worries! Once you register, your confirmation email will contain the link to access the live event and the recording after the event.
✅Webinar Description:
Almost three-quarters of dogs have some kind of canine anxiety, according to research. This talk is an overview of how to help fearful dogs, starting with recognizing the signs of fear and helping the dog to feel safe. We’ll look at the prevalence of fears in dogs, the kinds of fears that are most common, and some of the specific steps that can be taken to protect fearful dogs.

Management is important for several reasons. We’ll also look at the role of the dog’s attachment to their guardian, why it’s so important to work at the dog’s pace and not make them face their fears, and which techniques work best with fearful and anxious dogs. We’ll also talk about how to evaluate and prioritize the changes that will be most important in an individual case.

Your Presenters- Dr. Zazie Todd

09/13/2024

Register today! https://www.petprofessionalguild.com/webinars-events/webinars/frustration-elicited-aggression-what-is-it-how-it-occurs-and-how-to-stop-it-with-shannon-riley/

🐶😠👩"I'm Frustrated When I Train My Dog"

👉Frustration Elicited aggression can occur in all animals, including humans!
👉 When we become frustrated, we can begin to act out with aggressive behaviors.
👉This could be a puppy that begins to nip at the person training them, a horse that kicks, a macaw that will bite or a human that hits.

❗Register for the webinar to help the learner learn and the teacher teach❗
https://www.petprofessionalguild.com/webinars-events/webinars/frustration-elicited-aggression-what-is-it-how-it-occurs-and-how-to-stop-it-with-shannon-riley/

09/12/2024

One might argue that passive cruelty or neglect tend to manifest from convenience or function. For example, professional groomers or dog trainers may be motivated by a need or desire to get results at whatever cost to the pet. Economically, they may be motivated by profit and the need for expeditious business transactions. These practices may include pinning down a dog to trim his nails or applying physical punishment, such as a leash jerk, to prevent a dog from pulling on the leash.

09/11/2024

🎉Celebrating Life Together
- Your PPG Advocacy Event & Community Outreach Competition
- Raising Awareness for Humane, Ethical, and Effective Pet Training and Care

If you search for dog training online, you'll encounter a lot of conflicting information. We're proud to offer modern, rewards-based training that focuses on setting your dog up for success through consistent, clear guidance. We firmly believe that all dogs can thrive with these methods, and our choice is not to use aversive tools like prong, choke, or shock collars, which rely on causing discomfort to stop unwanted behavior.

We've participated in the Pet Professional Guild's virtual competition, "Celebrating Life Together," which showcases the effectiveness of positive reinforcement techniques. Although we lost some of our momentum after saying goodbye to Olive in July, we've still submitted an entry and would greatly appreciate your vote—you can vote daily! Here's the link: https://woobox.com/ww33pm/gallery/tnAC7qVIuW8

09/11/2024

On demand Webinar! Watch any time!
'Consumer Protection and Transparency Is Key to Professionalizing the Pet Industry: How to Compete Against Those Who Blatantly Disregard Ethics, Honesty, and Service Integrity'
Presented by: Niki Tudge, founder and President of The Pet Professional Guild, DogNostics Career Center and The DogSmith
➡️Register & Support Science!
https://www.petprofessionalguild.com/webinars-events/webinars/consumer-protection-and-transparency-is-key-to-professionalizing-the-pet-industry/
➡️Webinar Description:
The current state of our industry is far from a fair game. Beyond the professional disagreements over methods, philosophies, and tools, there are sinister strategies at play, demanding our immediate attention.

As Foubert (2016) points out, scientific research in animal behavior and canine ethology provides humane training methods for dogs. However, there’s no legal obligation for dog trainers to apply these methods. This can lead to harmful training techniques and consumer deception. The burden of identifying a ‘qualified’ dog trainer falls on the consumers, a situation that is both alarming and unjust.
This strikes me as unfortunate, to say the least (for dogs and their owners), and incongruous, given that consumers are protected by legislation across an overwhelming number of other products, services, and industries—at both state and federal levels.

Come and join the discussion on Consumer Transparency and Protection as we explore what this means, its implications and ramifications for +R-based trainers, and how, with a new understanding of its importance, we can compete and combat “professionals” who are deceptive, fraudulent, and unethical.

This session will explore and meander around several topics that, when combined, set up the conditions for ensuring we provide ethical and honest practices. To juxtapose this, we will also explore examples of fraudulent marketing and illegal practices from pet industry players and compare these to other industries where legal action has been sought and won, preventing statements and unfounded guarantees that hoodwink pet owners and set up for dangerous and risky procedures for the four-legged clients.

Knowledge is power; your new understanding of ethics in marketing and consumer transparency and protection will help you further educate prospective clients and guide them to the appropriate service providers.

Foubert, E. (2016). Occupational Licensure of Pet Dog Trainers: Dogs are not the only ones who should be licensed. Chicago, IL: The John Marshall Law School

Come and join the discussion on Consumer Transparency and Protection as we explore what this means, its implications and ramifications for +R-based trainers,

09/10/2024

09/10/2024

Vote for your favorite between September 1 and 28!

09/08/2024

A Webinar Sponsoring The Pet Training Science Alliance
'An Applied Ethologist Looks at How We Care for Dogs' - with Dr. Karolina Westlund of ILLIS Animal Behaviour Courses
⏰⏰September 9, 2024, 12:00-1:00 PM ET⏰⏰
Register & Support Science! https://www.petprofessionalguild.com/webinars-events/webinars/an-applied-ethologist-looks-at-how-we-care-for-dogs-with-dr-karolina-westlund/
📩Can’t make it to the live webinar? No worries! Once you register, your confirmation email will contain the link to access the live event and the recording after the event.

09/08/2024

Certified Dog Trainer Serving Taos County, NM Dog Training is Based on: RESPECT Respect for you and your dog: The method I follow is based on this cornerstone of

09/07/2024

🎉Celebrating Life Together 3-Day Virtual Education Event
Recording Package Now Available for Purchase!
➡You get access to the recordings for all 67 sessions for 12 months.
⏰Special rate until September 19- Only $130!
PPG members get an additional $35 off. That's 67 sessions for only $95! (Get your discount code in the member area of the PPG website before registering.)
➡Full details and registration: https://www.petprofessionalguild.com/webinars-events/webinars/conference-package-for-celebrating-life-together-your-66-sessions/
➡Grab this deal before Sept. 19!

09/07/2024

Upcoming PPG webinar: 'Frustration Elicited Aggression- what is it, how it occurs and how to stop it' -with Shannon Riley of Truly Force Free Animal Training
⏰September 19, 2024 11:30 am - 12:30 pm (ET)
Registration & details: https://www.petprofessionalguild.com/webinars-events/webinars/frustration-elicited-aggression-what-is-it-how-it-occurs-and-how-to-stop-it-with-shannon-riley/
➡Learning Objectives:
- What is Frustration Elicited Aggression?
- What causes it?
- Who is affected by it?
- Why is it important to understand frustration elicited aggression?
- What can be done to prevent it?
- How understanding it can help reduce stress in training (for the human and animal)

Frustration Elicited aggression can occur in all animals, including humans. When a learner or teacher gets frustrated, they can begin to act out with

09/06/2024

✨PPG Member FREE Webinar September 2024!✨
'S.A.F.E. Method for Managing Separation Anxiety' - with Lynn Brearey
⏰September 11, 2024, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm (ET)
Register today! https://www.petprofessionalguild.com/webinars-events/webinars/s-a-f-e-method-for-managing-separation-anxiety-with-lynn-brearey/
✅This webinar will present a management plan for families to implement. This plan will help their dog be more comfortable at home and provide them with well-deserved freedom, a win-win situation for all.
✅Learning Objectives:
- Learn a protocol for helping families with dogs who have separation anxiety.
- Understand S.A.F.E. is S – Suspend Absences A – Anticipate and Plan F – Fear Free home environment E – Enrichment needs met.
- Gain ideas that lead to solutions.

09/06/2024

Your September PPG Member Newsletter is here!

Events, Webinars, Meetups, News and More! Events, Webinars, Meetups, News and More September 2024 CELEBRATING LIFE TOGETHER! Vote for Your Favorite! The entries in the Community Outreach Competition