Barbara Long, CPDT

Barbara Long, CPDT

Barbara Long gives private obedience lessons and does behavior problem solving at her business Paw in Hand Dog Training. 

Barbara majored in Biology at SUNY Brockport and worked in environmental education and laboratory instrument sales.  In 1987, she changed careers and went to work for the Animal Protection Society (APS) of Orange County where she was the shelter manager for five years.  She began training her own dog with APS and continues to volunteer as an instructor and coach the APS Dog Drill Team.  She was named a 2007 North Carolina Key Volunteer for her work at the Orange County Animal Shelter.

She is a charter member of the APDT, the Carolina Trainers Forum and became a CPDT in 2001, the first in NC. She has attended all the APDT conferences since Orlando in 1994 and presented short programs at the conferences in 2002, 2003 and 2004. In 2004, Barbara was named the APDT Outstanding Trainer of the Year.  Currently, she is serving a second term on the APDT Board of Directors and is the President. 

Contact Us | Privacy | Legal | Site Map