PPG Podcast

The Pet Professional Guild•www.petprofessionalguild.com

Bringing you news, interviews and discussions from some of the best in force-free and behavioral science-based animal training. We aim to create a fun, educational and informative podcast that is member focused, so come along and join us! Bring your questions, expertise and a dash of humor!

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BARKS Podcast with Veronica Sanchez from Cooperative Paws - Service Dog Education

Join Niki Tudge as she chats with Veronica Sanchez M.Ed CABC CPDT-KA. Veronica is the founder of the Cooperative Paws Service Dog Coach™, an educational certification program for professional trainers. She teaches dog trainers how to train service dogs and how to incorporate service dog training into their pet dog training businesses. She also offers a variety of online courses on different aspects of service dog training and often speaks and writes on service dogs for professional associations....

Sep 13, 2020•46 min

BARKS Podcast - Niki Tudge & Laurie Williams talk about Diversity in the Dog Training Profession.

Niki Tudge is joined by Laurie Williams the Owner of Pup N Iron® in Virginia. Join Niki and Laurie as they talk about this extremely important topic, diversity in the dog training profession. Laurie C. Williams CPDT-KA has had a love of and connection with dogs from as far back as she can remember. She is the owner and director of training and behavior counseling at Pup ‘N Iron Canine Fitness and Learning Center in Fredericksburg, Virginia, where she has been serving her community as a canine ed...

Sep 06, 2020•1 hr

BARKS Podcast - Niki Tudge & Judy Luther Chat About a Variety of Topics Concerning Canines & Equines and Zoo Animals!

Join Niki Tudge where she Chats and Chuckles with Judy Luther. Niki and Judy chat equine, canine and captive animals. Their discussion ranges into the great programs the PPG Canine Committee are working on such as Project Trade, Boundary SOP's and so much more. Judy is based in the St. Louis, Missouri metro area and Branson, Missouri and has provided training and behavior consulting services for a variety of species, both domestic and exotic, for over 27 years. She is a board certified pet dog t...

Aug 26, 2020•1 hr 2 min

BARKS Podcast - Niki Tudge & Denise O'Moore Chat All Things Geek Week, Event November 11-15, 2020

Niki Tudge the PPG President hosted Denise O’Moore, Chair of INTO Dogs on Facebook to talk Geek Week. For an hour they chatted about the Geek Week schedule, presenters, and all things Geeky education. Tune in to hear the fun news about this great event where for five-day, 24-hours a day there will be more than 130 sessions with over 80 presenters. Learn about the sponsorship opportunities, virtual exhibitor halls and so much more Learn more by visiting the website www.GeekWeek.Rocks...

Aug 03, 2020•1 hr

BARKS Podcast with Kelly Duggan from Kelly Duggan Design

On today’s episode we “Chat & Chuckle” with Kelly Duggan from Kelly Duggan Design. Kelly wears many hats and has several roles in our industry, from her own business to supporting the Academy for Dog Trainers to working behind the scenes helping PPG with their new site. Today we talk to Kelly about marketing and websites and how you can best leverage your website to service more clients and help more pets. The conversation wanders from graphic design to navigation to capturing important clie...

Jul 27, 2020•1 hr 3 min

BARKS Podcast with Dr. Eduardo J. Fernandez where we talk ethics, science, data and so much more!

Join us on this podcast where Dr. Fernandez and Nik Tudge chat science, ethics, bears, tigers, data collection and so much more Learn what three things Eduardo has on his desk at all times! Dr. Eduardo J. Fernandez received his Ph.D. in Psychology (minors in Neuroscience and Animal Behavior) from Indiana University and his M.S. in Behavior Analysis from the University of North Texas. Much of his past and current work involves the behavioral training and welfare of zoo, aquarium, and companion an...

Jul 20, 2020•1 hr 15 min

BARKS Podcast - Talk Punishment with Dr. Karolina Westlund

Today in our PPG Member group we talked Punishment with Dr. Karolina Westlund. We discussed the downside of using scary punishment, the ethics construct as a side model to science, the humane hierarchy and so much more. Listen here to the audio of this thought challenging conversation between Dr. Karolina and PPG President, Niki Tudge. Conversations with Dr. Karolina are always science based and animal welfare centered. Dr. Karolina represents her business Illis ABC where she provides top-notch ...

Jun 15, 2020•1 hr

BARKS Podcast - Talking Stress in Dogs with Dr. Kristina Spaulding

Every Friday, PPG President Niki Tudge hosts a Facebook Live session for PPG members. We were privileged on Friday June 6, 2020 to host Dr. Kristina Spaulding from Smart Dog Training and Behavior where we explored and discussed stress! We can all benefit from knowledge about stress and how this impacts our four-legged family members and it's our goal at PPG to spread the word and help provide education to pet professionals and pet owners. Tune in to join the session To learn more about Dr. Krist...

Jun 06, 2020•54 min

BARKS Podcast Niki Tudge Hosts Veronica Boutelle and Gina Phairas from dog*biz

INiki Tudge catches up with Gina Phairas and Veronica Boutelle of PPG corporate partner dog*biz to talk about the FREE six-week group coaching program, Survive & Thrive, they launched in April 2020 to help R+ trainers navigate through the COVID-19 crisis. They talk about their experiences and also their key takeaways from coaching pet professionals and small business owners through these challenging times. The discussion ranges from the new landscaping of the pet industry to how Survive &amp...

May 21, 2020•34 min

BARKS Podcast Niki Tudge Hosts Coleen Ellis to talk Marketing - Getting Future Ready

Join Niki Tudge as she hosts Coleen Ellis from Coleen Rocks to talk about how to get your business “Future Ready”. In this interactive dynamic discussion you will learn how to think about your marketing from a different perspective. We will discuss the importance of “Honoring Your Story” to understanding the “Experience Economy” and how to use these to get your business “Future Ready” Ever wondered about the importance of being different, well we got it covered here. Learn about your 5 onlies an...

May 07, 2020•1 hr 29 min

BARKS Podcast with Dr. Zazie Todd from Companion Animal Psychology

Niki Tudge chats to Dr. Zazie Todd about her new book, Wag: The Science of Making Your Dog Happy . Dr. Todd is well-known among pet professionals for her blog Companion Animal Psychology , but she is also a featured blogger on Psychology Today . Zazie Todd Ph.D. (psychology, University of Nottingham, England) MFA (creative writing, University of British Columbia, Canada) graduated with honors from Jean Donaldson’s Academy for Dog Trainers and has a Certificate of Feline Behaviour with Distinctio...

Apr 28, 2020•32 min

BARKS Podcast with Dr. Hannah Capon from Canine Arthritis Management

How much do you not know, but need to know, about canine arthritis, a disease that can affect four out of five older dogs? Join Niki Tudge as she chats to Dr. Hannah Capon of PPG corporate partner Canine Arthritis Management (CAM) about this illness and how you can make changes in your living environment to help with pain management and thus achieve a better quality of life. CAM aims to challenge arthritis as the major cause of elective euthanasia in the UK and is committed to promoting better c...

Apr 27, 2020•57 min•Season 1Ep. 5

BARKS Podcast with Dr. Kristina Spaulding from Smart Dog Training and Behavior

Today I had the pleasure to interview Dr. Kristina Spaulding from SmartDog Training and Behavior. We discussed an array of issues from why we need more science in our industry to examples of what we might be missing by not keeping up to date on current scientific research? Grab a cup of coffee or tea, settle in and enjoy the chat! To learn more about Dr. Spaulding you can visit www.smartdogtrainingandbehavior.com...

Apr 22, 2020•50 min

BARKS Podcast with Joan Hunter Mayer with TransPaw Gear

TransPaw Gear is a PPG Corporate Partner. They offer PPG members fabulous pricing for their TRANSPAW GEAR® HAPPY HARNESS™ 2.0 TransPaw Gear is a small but mighty operation. Joan runs the company in addition to her Santa Barbara training business The Inquisitive Canine . After those early experiences working with businesses and people who brought equal parts integrity and passion to their roles, the bar was set high for future collaborators; Joan continues to surround herself (albeit largely virt...

Apr 07, 2020•40 min

BARKS Podcast with Veronica Sanchez from Cooperative Paws Service Dog Education

Niki Tudge interviws Veronica about her business and in particular the certificate program for professional dog trainers her company offers. Learn about how you can intergrate Service Dog Programs into your existing business model. As Veronica says "the demand for service dogs has skyrocketed. Whether working with “owner-trainers,” people with disabilities training their own dogs for service work, or for a service dog program, there is a growing demand for dog trainers qualified to train service...

Mar 25, 2020•38 min

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