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The Doggone safe Mission Statement To promote education initiatives for dog bite prevention and increased child safety around dogs. To provide tools and resources to professional dog trainers, behavior consultants and pet care professionals to support dog bite prevention education.  Doggone safe Mandate Provide: Dogs are amazing animals. They love us unconditionally. They protect our homes. They find lost children. They fetch the newspaper. They swim. They rest by the fire. They pull sleds in the snow. They predict seizures and sniff out cancer cells. They lead the blind. They… Continued

Kat Frizzell Your divisional chair and member of PPG’s Steering Committee Email Kat Pet Care Committee Members Kristi Jones, CPDT-KA, CBCC-KA, CET Roxanne Dockter, Msc., CPPS, FFCP, CFVA, PFACCI Join PPG Today and Enjoy 15% Discount Off These Great Certification Programs For Pet Professionals. DogNostics – noun meaning – A network of professionals with the knowledge to help, develop and train others in the field of canine care, training and behavior. From English, Dog – a domesticated carnivorous mammal + Greek γνοσις (gnosis) meaning knowing. Supporting pets and their owners… Continued

K. Holden Svirsky Your divisional chair and a member of PPG’s Steering Committee Email Holden The goal of the Shelter & Rescue Division is to develop tools and resources to help support those who work for or represent animal shelters and rescues. PPG’s discounted Rescue Membership level provides access to all the benefits, educational resources and tools of a professional membership, including materials to share with adopters. As a rescue member of PPG, you get exclusive access to these popular PPG programs: You also get discounts on PPG’s Pet Dog Ambassador… Continued

Christina de Juan Your divisional chair and a member of PPG’s Steering Committee Email Christina Assistance Animal Committee Members Tracey Hagan, FDM, CSAT, CTDI, CCFC, SDJ, FFCP Ariel Baber, PCT-A Tasha Attwood, ACB.KSA The goal of the Assistance Animal Division’s is to bring awareness to the different functions and roles that animals play in assisting humans, with a special focus on the humane treatment and welfare of people and assistance animals. The division’s membership represents a broad spectrum of pet professionals with a variety of skills and interests specific to assistance… Continued

Michelle Martiya Your divisional chair and a member of PPG’s Steering Committee Email Michelle Here, we focus on all things equid. In the above menu, you will find a host of helpful resources. At the top of the list are PPG’s Guiding Principles with amendments specific to equids. Under Equid Articles, you’ll find informative articles about equid management, social relationships and structure, and more, as well as PPG’s position statements related to equid training and care. In 2020, we rolled out a new project called Horses With Voices. It is… Continued

Jennifer Van Valkenburg Your divisional chair and a member of PPG’s Steering Committee Email Jennifer Cats are wildly popular pets, and millions of people worldwide share their homes with them. But sometimes cats seem a little mysterious, and many myths about their true nature exist. Did you know … Want to learn more? In the above menu, you will find a host of helpful resources. At the top of the list are PPG’s Guiding Principles with amendments specific to cats. Under Feline Articles, you’ll find informative articles about cats, cat behavior… Continued

Sam Wike Your divisional chair and a member of PPG’s Steering Committee Email Sam Here, we focus on all things canine! In the menu bar, you will find links to lots of nice resources on a variety of canine-related topics, from advice on how to find great dog trainers to puppy education resources to articles about canine communication and social behavior. We also have our own section in PPG’s Pets and Their People blog called Canine Conversations where we share tips and advice for dog owners. The Canine Division is… Continued

Why Join PPG? What Sets PPG Apart? The Pet Professional Guild (PPG) is the only international membership association representing multiple disciplines that subscribes to the view that aversive methods that cause pain, fear, or harm, should not be used—or even deemed necessary—as part of a strategic training or behavior modification program. Nor should they be used by pet care professionals. This means that PPG members agree to operate within our Guiding Principles and Code of Ethical Conduct.  PPG members are “Informed by Science, Guided by Empathy, Governed by Ethics”™ As an… Continued

How It All Got Started I left the store in tears.  How could this happen in a well-respected, nationally-recognized pet store? I got into my car where my husband sat waiting, now looking concerned. “What’s the matter, what happened?” he asked.  I had only come in to town to buy some supplies for our pet resort. But about half way through my shopping, I heard a horrible scream, a dog’s scream, from another aisle.  Thinking a dog must be in trouble, instinct took over and, leaving my shopping cart,  I… Continued

Here at PPG, we consider Pet Owner support really important. At the end of the day, all of our educational messaging and philosophical outlook needs to reach Pet Owners. Ultimately, you will determine the future of our Pet Industry through the services you purchase and the pet care providers you support. Join PPG; there is a FREE membership and a paid subscription giving you access to more and more benefits. We all choose to own pets for a variety of reasons. However, the relationship between a human and an animal… Continued

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