The Pet Professional Guild is a membership organization representing pet industry professionals who are committed to results based, science based force-free training and pet care. Become a steward of the science based, results based force-free message, philosophy and training practices. We represent Veterinarians, Veterinarian Technicians, Behavior Consultants, Trainers, Dog Walkers, Pet Sitters & Groomers . PPG represents Training and Behavior professionals across many species. It's Time To say No! - No To Shock, Prong, Choke, Pain, Fear & Force.

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Pet Professional Guild Appoints New Board Member to Support Ongoing International Growth in Europe

Tampa, FL– The Pet Professional Guild (PPG), an independent non-profit organization dedicated to promoting educational initiatives for the purpose of force-free training and pet care, has appointed a new board member with a view to greater expansion and increased awareness of its mission. The new board member has been named as long-term canine trainer and behavior consultant Louise Stapleton-Frappell, who is based in Estepona, Spain. Louise has been a PPG and PPGBI Steering Committee Member for three years and is also the membership manager for PPG British Isles. Click here to read the release

A Unique and Specialized Educational Seminar on Canine Aggression and Bite Safety Opens Registration

The Pet Professional Guild (PPG) and seminar Co-Host Doggone safe announce an impressive line-up of speakers for a seminar taking place in Portland, Oregon on April 26-28, 2019, according to President, Niki Tudge. Click here to read the release . For event information click here

The Pet Professional Guild (PPG) was founded based on a commitment to provide educational resources to pet care providers and the public coupled with an emphasis on building collaboration among force-free pet trainers and professional pet care providers and advocates for mutually agreed guiding principles for the pet care industry. PPG partners, members and affiliates focus on each pet’s physical, mental, environmental and nutritional well-being adhering to a holistic approach to the care and training of family pets.

Established at the beginning of 2012, The PPG began with the very simple goal of serving the Pet Industry and as an educational antidote to the scientifically unfounded and dangerous methods and practices popularized by entertainment TV. Niki Tudge, the founder of The Pet Professional Guild and a Dog Training and Pet Care Professional, was frustrated by the lack of comprehensive resources committed to force-free training and pet care based on current scientific learning theory.

Tudge believed the pet industry needed a source of information where pet owners and pet professionals who are committed to using force-free training and pet care methods could share ideas, exchange best practices, continue their education, collaborate on efforts and find resources that were truly force-free based. In addition, she felt that the pet-owning public needed an educational resource that would clarify the differences in training and pet care methodologies available and where a pet owner could be confident that the information, services and products offered were on the forefront of force-free training and pet care. Learn more about the history of PPG and its core mission

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