In the latest BARKS blog post, Tasha Attwood summarizes a recent PPG panel discussion about how guardians & professionals can collaborate to help create a kinder world for pets. www.petprofessionalguild.com/barks/barks-...
#community #empathy #animalbehavior #pets #kindness
Pet Professional Guild News Release📣
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The Pet Professional Guild Launches Inaugural Business Growth Awareness Week
Key event details will be released over the next few weeks. This is a FREE event for pet professionals committed to force-free, evidence-based growth. FMI:
🎙️Now Playing on the PPG #Podcast: www.petprofessionalguild.com/ppg-advocacy...
In this episode, Don & the panel are joined by special guests Niki Tudge & Louise Stapleton-Frappell to discuss their new book, Beyond Belly Rubs: The Compassionate Pet Guardian, How to Truly Connect with Kindness & Love.
In the latest Pets and Their People blog post, Misty Hampton discusses why you should care about cooperative care for pets. (Yes - she also answers, "What is cooperative care?")
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#petcare #trainingcats
Behavior Teams is designed to bridge the gap between isolated professionals & create a #community rooted in #positivereinforcement & collective #success.
Stop, think, & change the way you work:
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Positive Bookworm Club – Now Reading: The Animals’ Agenda: Freedom, Compassion, and Coexistence in the Human Age by Marc Bekoff Ph.D. & Jessica Pierce
⏰Next #BookClub meeting: April 24th – Chapters 1 - 3
PPG members, register here: www.petprofessionalguild.com/webinars-eve...
#MemberBenefit
Successor Dogs, Retirement, and Career Changes: Supporting Service Dog Teams Through Real-World Transitions -with Melanie Wonneberger
CEUs: PPAB 1, PMCT 1, CCPDT 1, KPA 1, IAABC 1
Details & registration: www.petprofessionalguild.com/webinars-eve...
April 23, 2026
3:00- 4:00 pm (ET)
#ServiceDogs
🎙️Now Playing on the PPG #podcast - Chat & Chuckle: Chatting About Behavior Acquisition
Tune in as Niki Tudge, Dayle Pierce, and Jenn Friedline chat about behavior acquisition, training mechanics, and much more!
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#animalbehavior #dogtraining
📣We are thrilled to announce that the Pet Professional Accreditation Board (PPAB) is expanding! In addition to our industry-leading #Canine & #Feline credentials, our brand-new #Equid credential will be rolling out in the next couple of weeks.🐴
www.petprofessionalguild.com/about-ppab/
#animalwelfare
🎙️New PPG #Podcast! In this special Scholarly Circle episode, Academic Mentor Jamie DeLeeuw, PhD joins us for a discussion of her paper, Professional dog trainers’ perspectives on training methods: ethical and evidentiary insights. Enjoy the discussion!
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From “To-Do” to “Can-Do”: Mastering the Art of Client Commitment through MI, QoL Assessments, and Objective Feedback - with Niki Tudge
Details & registration: www.petprofessionalguild.com/webinars-eve...
⏰April 15, 2026/3:00 pm - 4:00 pm (ET)
Move beyond “telling” and into “coaching.”
#communication
Read the newest Pets and Their People blog post!
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#BookReview by Don Hanson: "Beyond Belly Rubs: The Compassionate Pet Guardian , How to Truly Connect with Kindness & Love – Your Guide to A Lifelong Bond" by Niki Tudge and Louise Stapleton-Frappell.
The Trainer’s Heart: A Clear Lens for Designing a Sustainable Dog Training Business -w/ Derek Snow, Tues., Apr. 21, 2:00 pm ET
This webinar is FREE to PPG members in April 2026 & registrants will receive a complimentary virtual copy of Derek’s new book!
www.petprofessionalguild.com/webinars-eve...
April Ask Anything – Your Support Huddle Session: Wednesday at 11:00 a.m. ET
Free registration!
www.petprofessionalguild.com/webinars-eve...
April 8, 2026⏰11:00 am - 12:00 pm (ET)
Ask questions about PPG programs & benefits.
Hosted by Rebekah King, Dayle Pierce & Debra Millikan
Come Join Us!
Attend the live panel discussion. It’s free!
April PPG Advocacy Panel – Niki Tudge & Louise Stapleton-Frappell Join Us to Discuss Their New Book, "Beyond Belly Rubs: The Compassionate Pet Guardian"
www.petprofessionalguild.com/webinars-eve...
⏰April 15, 2026/ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm (ET)
#MeettheAuthors
🎉New BARKS blog post!
This checklist from the Pet Care Division outlines a clear set of nonnegotiable standards that #petcare professionals should adhere to when providing services such as boarding, #petsitting, and overnight care.
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Talking Canine Reactivity with Victoria Stilwell!
April 29/3:00 pm - 4:00 pm (ET)
Canine Division Membership Meetup:
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Not yet a member? Join& begin enjoying FREE educational opportunities, like Division Meetups where you share a table w/ industry experts.
Pet Professional Guild News Release
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Pet Professional Guild Launches Landmark Professional Equid Training Accreditation Pilot Program
The first-of-its-kind credentialing system brings science-based, ethical, humane standards to the equid industry.
Read the Release Here
Scholarly Circle – Professional dog trainers’ perspectives on training methods: ethical and evidentiary insights:
www.petprofessionalguild.com/webinars-eve...
Register to attend the Zoom meeting with academic mentor Jamie DeLeeuw, PhD, who will explain difficult concepts and answer questions.
'Attachment and Bonds' -with Karolina Westlund, PhD
www.petprofessionalguild.com/webinars-eve...
CEUs: PPAB 1, PMCT 1, CCPDT 1, KPA 1, IAABC 1
On Demand Webinar. Watch As Soon As You Register!
This session was featured last year at The Brain Train event
#dogs
😻New post in Pets and Their People! 'The Many Ways Cats Show Us Love'
"Cats rarely express love in only one way. Sometimes they are openly cuddly; others express affection more quietly." -Allison Hunter-Frederick
www.petprofessionalguild.com/pet-owners/p...
#cats #felinecommmunication
'Beyond the Treat- Understanding Reinforcement, Not Just Rewards,' with Louise Stapleton-Frappell
⏰Friday April 3, 2026. 10:00 -11:00 a.m. ET
Register today: www.petprofessionalguild.com/webinars-eve...
CEUs: PPAB 1, PMCT 1, CCPDT 1, KPA 1, IAABC 1
Now Playing on the PPG Podcast: Guardians & Professionals Working Together to Help Make a Kinder World for #Pets
"This was a very powerful and emotive discussion. With a message of kindness for everyone!" - panelist, Tasha Attwood
www.petprofessionalguild.com/guardians-an...
Enjoy the discussion!
Our goal is to help pet guardians provide the best life possible for their furry family members.
#dogtrainingtips
The M.T.R. Model: A Blueprint for Bringing It All Together Building Training and Behavior Modification Programs Using the Welfare Trifecta
Your Presenter- Niki Tudge, PPG founder & president
⏰March 31, 2026/3:00 pm - 4:00 pm (ET)
Register today! www.petprofessionalguild.com/webinars-eve...
March Feline Chat & Chuckle with Frania Shelley-Grielen
A live chat on PPG's Facebook Page! Free Access!
Come and join Laura Cassiday and Joanna Wachowiak-Finlaison as they chat with Frania about socializing ferals!
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#cats #feralcats #FacebookLive
New Post! 'Help Pets Avoid These Common Hazards'
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"Please be aware of the symptoms your pet could exhibit if they ingest nicotine or tobacco in any form."- Don Hanson on Pets and Their People blog #PetPoisonPreventionWeek
⏰March 19/3:30-5:00 pm (ET)⏰
'Sustainability in Pet Care: Lessons in Leadership, Innovation, & #Sustainability from the Frontlines of #PetCare'- w/ Alex McKinnon, Founder & CEO of Kinn Inc.
www.petprofessionalguild.com/webinars-eve...
CEUs: PPAB 1.5, PMCT 1.5, CCPDT 1.5, KPA 1.5, IAABC 1.5
ICYMI-Your Instinct Is Right…You Should Comfort Your Scared Dog
"We aren’t reinforcing fear with reassurance- we are reducing fear by reassurance." - Sam Wike, in a recent Pets and Their People blog post
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#dogs #humananimalbond #familypet
The Just in Case campaign from The Muzzle Movement aims to shift that conversation by encouraging dog guardians to view muzzle training as a normal, preventative life skill rather than something introduced only in moments of crisis. -Annie Dowell-Caffrey
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