Nicole Wilde, CPDT

Nicole Wilde, CPDT

Nicole is a Certified Pet Dog Trainer who specializes in behavior issues. She is also an internationally recognized author and lecturer. Her eight books include So You Want to be a Dog Trainer, It’s Not the Dogs, It’s the People!, One on One: A Dog Trainer’s Guide to Private Training, Help for Your Fearful Dog, Getting a Grip on Aggression Cases and her latest, Energy Healing for Dogs (www.phantompub.com). Nicole is the recipient of the Association of Pet Dog Trainers’ prestigious Ian Dunbar Member of the Year Award for 2006, and a popular speaker at the organization’s conferences.

Nicole writes training and behavior articles for various publications, including an ongoing training column for Modern Dog Magazine, and is a regular contributor to the Dog Star Daily (www.dogstardaily.com). She co-stars in the DVD Train Your Dog: The Positive Gentle Method, and co-hosted the “Dog Talk” radio show. She is an instructor and on the advisory board for the Companion Animal Sciences Institute, the educational branch for the International Institute for Applied Companion Animal Behavior.

Nicole has always had a special place in her heart for dogs in need. She has served as Volunteer Coordinator for the City of Los Angeles’ Animal Services, and Executive Director for Villalobos Rescue Center, a sanctuary for rescued wolves/wolf hybrids, pit bulls and exotic animals. She owns and operates Gentle Guidance Dog Training in southern California. Nicole continues to teach seminars domestically and internationally for professional dog trainers, rescue and shelter workers, veterinary groups and others, and to educate the public on canine behavior issues.

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