Association of Pet Dog Trainers - Dog Training Resources

APDT Conference Speakers

We have a line up of speakers who are innovative, interesting, educational, and just plain fun! Click on their name for complete biographical information.

Teoti Anderson, CPDT-KA

Teoti Anderson, CPDT-KA

Teoti Anderson owns Pawsitive Results, L.L.C., and has been a professional dog trainer for more than 17 years... (more)

Allan Bauman

Allan Bauman

Allan Bauman has been actively training dogs for over 28 years. He started his early career successfully competing in Obedience Competition... (more)

Irith Bloom, CPDT-KSA, CDBC, KPA CTP, VSPDT

Irith Bloom, CPDT-KSA, CDBC, KPA CTP, VSPDT

Irith Bloom is the owner of The Sophisticated Dog, a pet training company based in Los Angeles... (more)

Veronica Boutelle, MA Ed, CTC

Veronica Boutelle, MA Ed, CTC

Veronica Boutelle is the founder and co-president of dog*tec. Veronica now teaches and consults one-on-one across the country... (more)

Virginia Broitman

Virginia Broitman

Virginia Broitman is a nationally recognized clicker trainer who began her dog training career in 1981. Since 2007, Virginia has been Head Trainer for Pixie's Pen Pals... (more)

Malena DeMartini-Price

Malena DeMartini-Price

Malena DeMartini-Price is renowned in the dog-training world for her expertise on canine separation anxiety disorder... (more)

Ian Dunbar, PhD, MRCVS

Dr. Ian Dunbar, PhD, MRCVS

Veterinarian and animal behaviorist Dr. Ian Dunbar is currently Director of the Center for Applied Animal Behavior in Berkeley, California... (more)

Denise Fenzi

Denise Fenzi

Denise Fenzi is a 30 year veteran of training, competing, and titling in the sports of schutzhund, obedience, tracking, agility, Mondioring, conformation, and herding... (more)

Aubrey Fine, Dr.

Aubrey Fine

Aubrey Fine has been in the field of Animal Assisted Therapy for over 30 years. His insight into the human animal bond has placed him at the cutting edge in the field... (more)

Aubrey Fine, Dr.

Gail Fisher

With 40 years professional experience, Gail's background in dogs covers virtually all aspects of the field. A pioneer in many aspects of dog training, education and behavior... (more)

Lauren Fox

Lauren Fox

Lauren Fox's roots in training and rescue began when she worked in veterinary clinics in Florida and Colorado. Lauren is a frequent contributor to print, radio and televised media... (more)

Simon Gadbois, PhD

Simon Gadbois, PhD

A senior instructor in the Department of Psychology, Dr. Gadbois has been studying "canids"—animals like wolves, dogs, coyotes and foxes... (more)

Don Hanson, BFRAP, CDBC, CPDT-KA

Don Hanson, BFRAP, CDBC, CPDT-KA

Don Hanson is the co-owner of the Green Acres Kennel Shop in Bangor, Maine, where he is also the Director of Behavior Counseling and Training... (more)

Brian Hare, PhD

Brian Hare, PhD

Brian Hare, 34, is a professor of Evolutionary Anthropology at Duke University and is a member of the Center for Cognitive Neuroscience... (more)

Julie Hecht

Julie Hecht

Julie Hecht is a canine behavioral researcher and manages Dr. Alexandra Horowitz's Dog Cognition Lab at Barnard College... (more)

Imbi Kiiss, CPDT-KA, KPA-CTP

Imbi Kiiss, CPDT-KA, KPA-CTP

Imbi Kiiss owns Animal Behavior Services of Cape Cod, which also operates GO Puppy! Good-Dog School.... (more)

Chris Lee

Chris Lee

Chris Lee is Senior Director of Information Technology at Rikter Corporation and has been a professional web consultant for over 17 years... (more)

Lisa R. McCluskey, BS, CPDT-KSA, CBCC-KA

Lisa R. McCluskey, BS, CPDT-KSA, CBCC-KA

Lisa R. McCluskey has been working intensively with companion animals professionally for over 16 years... (more)

Ken McCort

Ken McCort

Ken McCort has been training and working with animals since 1979. Ken is a certified evaluator and evaluator instructor with the Pet Partner program... (more)

Mary McNeight, CPDT-KA, CCS, BGS

Mary McNeight, CPDT-KA, CCS, BGS

Mary McNeight helps people around the world train their own dogs for service work with their main focus being Diabetic Alert... (more)

Jacqueline Munera , CCBC, PCBC, CAP2

Jacqueline Munera, CCBC, PCBC, CAP2

Jacqueline Munera is co-instructor of the Companion Animal Sciences Institute's Diploma of Feline Behavior program... (more)

Pam Nashman, CPDT-KA

Pam Nashman, CPDT-KA

Pam Nashman is the owner of All About Dogs, which has been recognized as being among the best by the Washingtonian Magazine for working with family pets... (more)

Colleen Pelar, CPDT-KA

Colleen Pelar, CPDT-KA

Colleen Pelar has over more than 21 years of helping parents navigate the challenges of living with kids and dogs. She has written three books... (more)

Ken Ramirez

Ken Ramirez

Ken Ramirez is the executive vice-president of animal care and animal training at Shedd Aquarium. A 35+ year veteran of zoological animal care and training... (more)

Terry Ryan

Terry Ryan

Terry Ryan is one of the most recognizable names in the dog training world. President of Legacy Canine Behavior and Training, Terry lectures and conducts workshops around the world.... (more)

Dr. Ronald D. Schultz, Diplomate, ACVM

Dr. Ronald D. Schultz, Diplomate, ACVM

Dr. Ronald Schultz is Professor and the Founding Chair of the Department of Pathobiological Sciences in the School of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Wisconsin-Madison... (more)

Grisha Stewart, MA, CPDT-KA

Grisha Stewart, MA, CPDT-KA

Grisha Stewart is a seminar presenter and dog trainer who specializes in dog reactivity. She owns Ahimsa Dog Training in Seattle, which has earned many awards... (more)

Nicole Wilde, CPDT-KA

Nicole Wilde, CPDT-KA

Nicole Wilde is an internationally recognized, award-winning author and lecturer as well as a Certified Professional Dog Trainer (CPDT-KA)... (more)

 

APDT Speaker Guidelines

Because the APDT continually strives to be a source of quality education and provide the very best resources to our members as well as the dog training and behavior community, we are making significant changes to the delivery of educational content during our 2013 Conference. Our new changes are based on the most up-to-date methods and guidelines in quality, effective adult education, as well as based on what our attendees have asked for in their conference feedback. You can read the guidelines here

 

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