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• Member Lisa Waggoner, CPDT featured in article in the Cherokee Sentinel.(6/10/09)

• "Pets and Pesticides: Severe Reactions to Common Pet Treatments Increase Dramatically." ABC World News (5/28/09)

• "Teaching Your Dog Behavior Techniques Is 'Worthless:' Study Finds Mimicking Trainers Could Make Dog Behavior Worse." ABC News International (5/22/09)

• "Experts Say Dominance-Based Dog Training Techniques Made Popular by Television Shows Can Contribute to Dog Bites." The Huffington Post (5/18/09)

• "Seven Tips for Preventing Dog Bites in Animal Care Professional and Pet Lovers." by Sophia Yin, www.askdryin.com (5/17/09)

• Board Member Michelle Douglas was featured in "Is Your Dog Ready For New Baby? Course Helps Parents-To-Be Ease Transition." WFSB News (5/07/09)

• "Do Vicious Dogs Learn from Their Owners?" New Scientist (4/19/09)

• "Don't Fence Me In: Researchers Devise Bio-Boundary for African Wild Dogs." Scientific American. (4/17/09)

• APDT Member Dawn Sylvia Stasiewicz is the trainer for Bo, The First Dog - "Bo Already "Sits, Shakes, Rolls Over" (4/14/09)

• APDT featured in MSN.Com article "Caring for a First Dog" (April 2009)

• Portguese Water Dog Club of America releases press release on PWDs (04/02/09)

• "The First Puppy Makes a Big Splash," The Washington Post (4/12/09)

• Harvard opens new Canine Cognition Lab.(April 09)

• The Healthy Way to Stretch Your Dog is a new book by Dogwise Publications. Member Ashley Foster, CPDT is co-author of the book which applies positive reward based training methods to the patent-pending stretch method to prepare the dog for stretching so the experience is rewarding for dog and owner alike. The book is available at www.dogwise.com (April 09)

• Member Elena Gretch was featured in several publications and on Pix Channel 11 Morning News in February and March with her Portuguese Water Dogs, Splash and Diver. The articles were in The Associated Press, Los Angeles Times, London Telegraph and The Associated Press. She also joined CNN's Larry King Live to the discuss the selection of a Portuguese Water Dog as First Dog of the United States. Elena also made an appearance on PIX Morning News with her own Portuguese Water Dogs – Splash and Diver.

• "Dogs (Not Chimps) Most Like Humans." Discovery News (3/26/09)

• "Dog Tail-Chasing Linked to High Cholesterol." Discovery News (3/24/09)

• "Dogs show a fetching communication savvy" Science News (3/20/09)

• Member Patty Crighton from Northwoods Dog Training in Petosky, MI, is featured in the Petosky News Review. (3/19/09)

• Member Wendy Mah from Sirius Puppy Training in Honolulu, HI, was voted best dog trainer in Hawaii in the Honolulu Magazine by a poll of the veterinarians. (March 2009)

• Member Beverly Ulbrich will be featured on the Discovery Channel in March 2009, doing all the behind the scenes dog wrangling as well as helping to test their Prototype: a Robotic Dog Sitter. Beverly also won "Best Private Dog Trainer in the San Francisco Bay Area" in Bay Woof Magazine (03/09)

• The Humane Society of the United States announces a new "Foreclosure Pets Fund" for shelters and rescue groups. (2/09)

• The AKC provided an update on United States Live Animal Shipping Policy Changes (2/23/09)

• Member Miranda K. Workman, CPDT, was featured as a "Hidden Expert" in The Buffalo News. (2/22/09)

• "Celebrity Pet Expert Andrea Arden Offers Tips for Presidential 'First Pup'" (2/11/09)

"Veterinary Behaviorists Question Dominance Theory in Dogs" VIN News, (2/5/09)

• "Is your dog fearful? Well, fear no more!" Member Nicole Wilde featured on Karen Fazio's (My Best Friend Dog Training) Internet radio show. (2/1/09)

• Westminster Kennel Club announces this year's Best in Show (2/09)

• Dog Writers Association of America announces 2008 Annual Writing Competition Winners (2/09)

• APDT Member Melissa Bahleda of PARTNERS! Canines is pleased to announce the arrival of the Canine Comforts DVD! This free, 20 minute instructional DVD was created to assist shelter staff and administration improve and standardize shelter dog care. (2/09)

• APDT was featured in the Woof Report: Training - It's Not Just for Puppies Anymore (1/26/09)

• APDT is mentioned in the March 2009 issue of Shop Smart Magazine in a story regarding home protection options.

• FDA Recall: Recall of Products Containing Peanut Butter: Salmonella Typhimurium - Review the list on their site for several dog treats (1/23/09)

• AKC releases survey of top ten breeds (1/21/09)

• “Hoping Obama Will Bite” Stafford County, VA trainer and APDT Laurie Williams, CPDT on campaigning to be the president’s new dog: Read the article and watch her video. (01/20/09)

"The Race Is On: Which Pup Should Obamas Pick?" APDT mentioned on Petstyle.com (01/14/09)

• APDT Press Release: New Year, New Dog! APDT Professional Dog Trainers’ Advice for New Dog Owners (1/12/09)

• APDT member Grisha Stewart, MA, CPDT, CTP (Seattle, WA) helped prepare a new story on The Dog Whisperer on KOMO TV

• The January “pet issue” of Baltimore Magazine featured APDT members Rachel Lachow, CPDT, owner of Positively Obedience (Reisterstown, MD) and Lauren Bond, Co-Owner of B-More Charming School for Dogs (Baltimore, MD)

• How Many Pets Are Poisoned by Lawn Pesticides? A new Website allows veterinarians to report and track pesticide poisonings so dogs, cats and other pets can be better protected.

• Good Boy: Dog Works for Conservation in Oregon (Winter, 2008)

• Dog trainer's trio follows in Skidboot's paw steps (01/05/09)

• AVSAB Releases Position Statement on Dominance

• AVMA Revises Policy on Ear Cropping and Tail Docking: Financial News

• The Animal Odd Couple

• Member Dawn Lowery was featured in The New Haven Register: "Derby woman starts dog training business" (12/30/08)

• FDA Caution to Dog Owners About Chicken Jerky Products (12/24/08)

• What happened to Michael Vick’s Dogs? Sports Illustrated (12/22/08)

• APDT Member Garrett Ridley from Ridley K9 Academy (Sacramento, CA) was featured on KCRA 3 television (Dec 08)

• APDT Press Release: The Association of Pet Dog Trainers States Marley & Me Highlights the Positive Impact of Training (12/19/08)

• APDT Member Darlene Koza was featured in the Livingston County News (12/18/08)

• APDT Member Mary Lee Nitschke was featured in The Oregonian (12/09/08)