Please view this tutorial on how to use the APDT learning platform. It will provide you with step by step instructions on how to log in as a member and non-member. How...

This is a re-play of the live webinar with Meg Harrison. This webinar will encompass Personality Challenges: Pets and Their People Help for the hard to help: Anxious,...

Description: This three-week online Certificate Course is geared to trainers who handle aggression cases. We will talk about what can go wrong, what kind of legal...

Today’s successful dog trainers understands that success depends not only on your skill set as a trainer, but also your business strategies. This course is designed...

Description Fear Freesm: Be The Change: (Steve Dale is a certified Fear Freesm speaker, chief correspondent Fear Free Happy Homessm. Most cats and many dogs actually...

Ever wonder how to get started with Social Media? In this webinar, we want to show you how to start simple strategies to reaching more dog people in your area....

The demand for service dogs far exceeds the supply, prompting many people with disabilities to train their own dog for service work. There is a growing need for pet...

Want positive, permanent results? Here are natural solutions to difficult and/or chronic behavior problems. Blends of flower essences, therapeutic-grade essential oils...

Nutrition plays a key role in longevity and quality of life. This presentation will provide information about how nutrients contribute to health throughout a dog’s...

Building a thriving dog training class business is no easy task. Getting and keeping classes full is only the first challenge—and it’s a plenty big one. Then there’s...

The LIMA approach (Least Intrusive Minimally Aversive) provides both a standard and guidelines for working with dogs as effectively and humanely as possible....

How do I become a dog trainer? How do I get certified, what organization certifies trainers? These are all great questions and this FREE webinar will provide you with...

Building a thriving dog training class business is no easy task. Getting and keeping classes full is only the first challenge—and it’s a plenty big one. Then there’s...

This webinar will focus on the subject of dominance and dominance hierarchies from an ethological perspective. We’ll first discuss the definition of dominance in the...

Learn how the human-dog bond works and how science can improve it. Erica will take you through her research and provide you with scientific data that supports her...

Congratulations! You've decided to turn your love of dogs into your profession. Now what? Whether you've decided to make a living training dogs or are looking to...

Is dog-dog reactivity on the increase? What are some of the factors that contribute to dog-dog reactivity? In this webinar, Sue will offer observations as to why...

Have you ever wondered why an animal repeats some behaviors but not others? Have you ever wondered why some animals may seem stubborn while others are appear smart? ...

As trainers, we of course spend a lot of time training dogs, but more than likely we spend most of our time training people to train dogs. Teaching people isn’t easy,...

So, what the heck is a shed dog? Join me as I talk about one of the newest dog sports, Antler Shed Dogs. Does your dog like to play fetch or do scent work? If yes, you...

It is never a bad time to be prepared! This session will provide information on how to make a plan and build an emergency kit for pets. You will also learn about what...

What do you need to know to become a dog trainer? This approximately 40-minute webinar is an information-packed preview of the online certificate course (link?), “Dog...

‘Soft skills’ is a hot topic but what are we doing to improve them? This presentation provides more modern descriptions of these skills as savvy skills. Gain a better...

Come, sit, stay, and learn. The 2018 APDT Conference will offer a variety of opportunities to improve ourselves as trainers, as business people, and as an industry....

Short presentations in compasses a variety of speakers and topics, they are 45 minutes each .

Part 1- Classification of Dog Aggression: Aggression cases make up the vast majority of our private consultation cases here at Peaceable Paws. In this first in a...

Have you ever wondered why an animal repeats some behaviors but not others? Have you ever wondered why some animals may seem stubborn while others are appear...

The Association of Professional Dog Trainers, APDT, is a professional organization of individual trainers who are committed to becoming better trainers through...

Teaching a group class can be intimidating for a new dog trainer. This webinar will teach you how to get students, how to manage the class and give you some...

Our canine companions cannot speak but that does not mean they cannot communicate with us. Dogs use body language to tell us if they are relaxed, stressed,...