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Laurie C. Williams, CPDT-KA

Laurie C. Williams, CPDT-KA
Laurie C. Williams, CPDT-KA

A canine education specialist, dog behavior counselor and trainer for over 25 years, Laurie is the owner and Director of Training and Behavior Counseling at Pup 'N Iron Canine Fitness & Learning Center in Fredericksburg, VA.  Laurie appeared on the 2008 CBS summer reality show Greatest American Dog with her seven year old Maltese dog Andrew.  They were selected runners-up, but were praised for always demonstrating the beautiful, mutually respectful relationship that can result from positive, dog-friendly training. 

A professional member of the Association of Pet Dog Trainers (APDT) since 2002, Laurie was one of the first dog trainers in Virginia to become a Certified Pet Dog Trainer and is a nationally published writer whose work has appeared in Fitness, Good Housekeeping, Shape, and 9-1-1 magazines.  She has her own blogs on Examiner.com, Dogster.com, and Dogstardaily.com, writes a weekly column for the Stafford County Sun newspaper, and is a Contributing Editor for The APDT Chronicle of the Dog

She currently hosts DSPN - Dog Sports and Performance Network radio podcast on Pet Life Radio, is an AKC Canine Good Citizen, Delta Society Pet Partner therapy dog evaluator, an APDT, AKC, and UKC Rally Obedience judge and is a member of the Association of Pet Dog Trainers Board of Directors.

 

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