The IAABC, Decoded

When it comes to dog training and animal behavior organizations, it’s easy to get lost in the acronyms. I know about the APDT (Association of Pet Dog Trainers) because I am a member — no, I’m not a dog trainer, but I sometimes play one on my blog —  and I know that CDPTs are…

Training Tuesdays

I’ve been talking the talk about dog training for a long time, emphasizing its importance in such posts as What Is Dog Training & Why Do It? But, aside from an early small dog class that involved a choke collar (more on which later), I haven’t been walking the walk. My plans to start training …