The Pet Professional Guild
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No Pain, Lots To Gain. 

Relationship Building Between Pets & People™ 


The Association for


 Force Free Pet Professionals™

 Connecting Pet Lovers & Pet Professionals Globally



The Pet Professional Guild is a membership business league for individuals and professional pet industry businesses having the common business interest and goal of furthering the public’s education and awareness of force-free dog training and pet care methods, techniques and state of research in dog training and pet care and to promote the common interest of spreading ‘force-free’ dog training and pet care methods to the pet industry.  The PPG provides professional registry, representation and education to ‘force-free’ pet care providers and the public with an emphasis on building collaboration among ‘force-free’ pet trainers and professional pet care providers to improve the business conditions  and promote the common interests of force-free. Read our "Guiding Principles" here 

If you are Interested in joining us click here and read all about our membership application process. 

Professionals Interested In Joining Us?

PPG has over 1,400 members. We are honored to have many of the pet industry leaders amongst our membership ranks. If you are committed to force-free training and pet care and can champion our guiding principles then please join us.


Listen to a short interview with  Niki Tudge, PPG Founder and  President. The interview was conducted by Jeannette Smith of the Arlington Examiner and the discussion focuses on the Guild, its formation and future plans. You can read Jeannette's articles here

The Benefits of Being a Member

You will be one of a select group of professionals that are committed to humane force free training and pet care protocols. You will receive a business listing, a wide selection of vendor discount programs, high quality educational opportunities and  membership tools and resources to help you grow your business and develop your skills and knowledge. Together we can represent force-free practices as the “best in the business.” Your membership benefits can be viewed here

To be in anyway affiliated with the Pet Professional Guild all members must adhere to a strict code of conduct. Pet Professional Guild Members Understand Force-Free to mean:

No Shock, No Pain, No Choke, No Fear, No Physical Force, No physical Molding, No Compulsion Based Methods are employed to train or care for a pet.

As a proud member of The Pet Professional Guild you can comfortably refer pet owners to your Guild colleagues, knowing they follow our Guiding Principles!

We invite you to become part of our professional  community by joining The Pet Professional Guild. We currently have members in more than 17 countries ranging in skill from dog training apprentices to  some of the industries leading experts.

 

Pet Owner You Can Join Too!

Welcome to your very own pet portal offering you the best in dog training and pet care providers and resources for your four legged family member.  As a pet owner you too can join PPG. 

At PPG we believe that dog training should be fun for both you and your pet dog and that pet care services should be delivered at the highest standard possible.


Professional Pet Care Providers

The Pet Professional Guild also represents many pet care providers who are trained in dog behavior, understand how to recognize signs of stress and know how to meet the individual needs of your pet.


Each of our PPG members adhere to a strict code of conduct. You can learn more about our Vision, Mission and Values, Business Ethics and Guiding Principles here

Visit our Pet Owner Tool  page where you can access  lots of resources to help you train and care for your pet.

PPG also offers a selection of webinars available to the public. Recorded webinars can be watched anytime in the convenience of your own home at a time of your choosing. Click here to see our selection of recorded webinar






 Barks From The Guild




BFTG is the official publication of the Pet Professional Guild. Published quarterly  "Barks From the Guild" presents a collection of valuable business and technical articles as well as reviews and news stories pertinent to our industry. Fetch the latest publication of 'BFTG" Click here
Visit  BFTG online Magazine - follow our posts and get information hot off the press.

The Guild Educational Resources

Scheduled Member Webinars

Saturday, June 01, 2013 12:00 PM (CDT) • Live Webinar
Saturday, June 08, 2013 12:00 PM (CDT) • Live Webinar
Tuesday, July 09, 2013 8:00 PM (CDT) • Live Webinar
Saturday, August 17, 2013 12:00 PM • Webinar

Recorded webinars can be found here







 
 
Copyright All content copyright 2013. The Pet Professional Guild . All rights reserved. In our member area free downloads are available for guild members. Downloads cannot be altered or changed in anyway without the full written consent of PPG. The Company, The Pet Professional Guild was incorporated in the state of Florida, February 2012. The Guild is operated through a Board of Directors and a Steering Committee. A complete list of our steering committee can be found on the website. PPG transitioned to become a Non Profit in Florida in 2013. Use of The Site,as a pet owner, use of our site in locating a pet professional is voluntary and will not result in any liability against PPG or its affiliates. PPG cannot and does not provide any warranties related to the information contained in or resulting from services from a pet professional listed on our site. PPG Members please ensure you read our release and hold harmless agreement.  Header photo provided by Caitlyn Hayes.
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