PPG Podcast

Join Niki Tudge and Judy Luther to Chat and Chuckle with Valarie Ross from Sits 'n Wiggles - Positive Reinforcement Dog Training in Cleveland, Ohio. Listen as they discuss gear, reactive behavior in dogs, inclusivity and diversity in pet-related professions, important cues to teach every dog...and so much more!

Join the Pet Professional Guild (PPG) Advocacy Panel for a discussion on What Does Pet Industry Licensing Look Like?  Listen as panel members explore this fundamental, controversial and very timely topic that directly affects pets and their guardians, as well as those working in the pet care industry. Your Moderator: PPG Advocacy Committee Chair Don Hanson Your Advocacy Panel for this discuss...

Join Niki Tudge and  PPG Canine Committee chair Judy Luther as they chat with Stefani M. Cohen, LCSW about helping dog lovers and dog trainers understand more about cynophobia - the fear of dogs - and how to help others overcome it. In 2020, Stefani published her book, Overcoming Your Child’s Fear of Dogs , which is a step-by-step guide for parents based on exposure therapy using a live dog.

Join hosts PPG president Niki Tudge and PPG Canine Committee Chair Judy Luther for a very special Chat and Chuckle. They are joined by Dr. Karen Becker to discuss her The New York Times best seller, The Forever Dog - Surprising New Science to Help Your Canine Companion Live Younger, Healthier, and Longer! - co-authored with Rodney Habib.

Join the Pet Professional Guild (PPG) Advocacy Panel for a fascinating and thought-provoking discussion on 'Meeting People Where They Are to Facilitate Change.'  Your host and moderator is PPG Advocacy Committee Chair Don Hanson. The Advocacy Panel is a selection of notable practitioners, scientists and representatives from PPG committees. Your panelists for this discussion are: PPG president...

Join Niki Tudge as she Chats & Chuckles with Molly Kelsey, The Cat Counsellor about feline enrichment and socialization...and more! 

Join Niki Tudge as she Chats & Chuckles with Veronica Sanchez about service dog training. Cooperative Paws Service Dog Coach ™ is a service dog trainer certificate program developed by Veronica Sanchez M.Ed. CABC, CPDT-KA, an expert in service dog training. The program is for experienced professional pet dog trainers who would like to learn how to train service dogs. Successful graduates earn...

Your PPG Advocacy Panel at Work! Join the panel for a discussion on "Being Nicer" While Advocating. Pet guardians and pet professionals, listen as panel members share their expertise and insights in a fun, free-flowing format. Your Moderators: PPG Advocacy Committee Chair Don Hanson PPG and PPG President Niki Tudge Your Advocacy Panel for Today's Discussion: Dr. Kristina Spaulding, Kristi Benson,...

Join the Pet Professional Guild (PPG) Advocacy Panel for a discussion on Advocating to Let Dogs be Dogs, Cats be Cats, Equids Be Equids. Pet guardians and pet professionals, listen as panel members share their expertise in a fun, free-flowing format. Your Moderator: PPG Advocacy Committee Chair Don Hanson  Your Advocacy Panel: Dr. Kristina Spaulding , Dr. Zazie Todd , Kristi Benson , Holden S...

Join PPG president Niki Tudge and Denise O'Moore, chair of INTODogs , one of the Geek Week co-hosting organizations as they Chat & Chuckle with some Geek Week presenters and sponsors. Tasha Attwood, Dr. Jen Nesbitt-Hawes, Dr. Mindy Waite, Dr. Lisa Gunter and Dr. Melissa Starling chat about their planned sessions for Geek Week 2021 and share a few chuckles! FIND OUT MORE about the presenters in...

Join Niki Tudge as she chats with a selection of our Geek Week Sponsors: Sara McLoudrey of Decisive Moment Pet Consulting , Gina Phairas of dogbiz , Revell Horsey of PocketSuite and Malena DeMartini of Malena DeMartini, Inc .  Geek Week 2021 will feature Your Sponsor Hook-up: Loads of opportunity to spend quality time learning about industry innovations, products and services to help you and...

Join Niki Tudge and Denise O'Moore as they Chat and Chuckle with Louise Stapleton-Frappell, Dr. Lisa Radosta, Melissa Taylor, and Alexandra Santos about their planned sessions for Geek Week 2021 . Find out more about the presenters in our Geek Week 2021 Presenters Guide and explore the sessions discussed in this BARKS Podcast in our Geek Week 2021 Session Descriptions Guide . Geek Week 2021 Featur...

Join the PPG Advocacy Panel for a discussion on 'How to Reach and Work with Your Local Veterinarians.' Pet guardians and pet professionals, listen as panel members share their expertise in a fun, free-flowing format. Your Moderators: Don Hanson & Niki Tudge Your Advocacy Panel for this session: Kristi Benson , Holden Svirsky, Sam Wike , Dr. Eduardo Fernandez, Judy Luther , and Beth Adelma...

Niki Tudge hosts a Chat & Chuckle with Emily Wolf and Libby Felts of Summit Dog Rescue and the podcast, Pod to the Rescue . Emily and Libby provide us with an inside look at the newly created podcast, Pod to the Rescue. Whether you are fostering or adopting, the podcast was created with the goal of providing the rescue community with up-to-date information on dogs' behavior and how to set your...

Join Niki Tudge, Debra Millikan and Denise O'Moore as they Chat and Chuckle with Dr. Eduardo Fernandez, Michelle Martiya, K. Holden Svirsky, Grisha Stewart and Jean Donaldson about their planned sessions for Geek Week 2021 . Find out more about the presenters in our Geek Week 2021 Presenters Guide and explore the sessions discussed in this BARKS Podcast in our Geek Week 2021 Session Descriptions G...

Join Niki Tudge as she Chats and Chuckles with Judy Luther, Leslie McDevitt, Veronica Sanchez and Dr. Karolina Westlund about their planned sessions for Geek Week 2021 .  Find out more about the presenters in our Geek Week 2021 Presenters Guide and explore the sessions discussed in this BARKS Podcast in our Geek Week 2021 Session Descriptions Guide . Geek Week 2021 Features: More than 90 even...

In this session, Niki Tudge and Judy Luther chat with Lorna Winter about the ZigZag Puppy App. What is ZigZag? Zigzag is the easiest Puppy Training App to get a perfectly trained puppy in 8-12 weeks! Every day ZigZag provides pet owners with 3-5 fun and easy exercises to train their puppies in all the important life skills. Read PPG's press release announcing the corporate partnership with Zigzag....

Join Niki Tudge as she Chats and Chuckles with Emily Tronetti, Tracey Lee Davis, Michael Shikashio, Rain Jordan, & Nancy Tucker about their planned sessions for Geek Week 2021. Listen as they explore their topics and what registrants can expect to learn from each of their sessions. ABOUT GEEK WEEK: Geek Week is the Pet Professional Guild’s virtual educational summit taking place this year on N...

Join Niki Tudge as she Chats and Chuckles with Irith Bloom, Paula Garber, Julie Naismith, Suzanne Clothier, and Dr. Simon Gadbois about their planned sessions for Geek Week 2021. Listen as they explore their topics and what registrants can expect to learn from each of their sessions. Register for Geek Week 2021 at: www. GeekWeek. Rocks Geek Week 2021 ( November 13-17) Features: More than 90 e...

Join the PPG Advocacy Panel for a discussion on 'How to Best Advocate for Positive Reinforcement Training.' Pet guardians and pet professionals, listen as panel members share their expertise in a fun, free-flowing format. Your Moderators: Don Hanson & Niki Tudge Your Advocacy Panel for this discussion: Dr. Kristina Spaulding, Dr. Zazie Todd, Pat Miller, Kristi Benson, Helen Phillips, Holden Sv...

Join Niki Tudge as she Chats and Chuckles with Dr. Laura Donaldson, Simone Mueller, & Dr. Holly Tett about their planned sessions for Geek Week 2021. Listen as they explore their topics and what registrants can expect to learn from each of their Geek Week presentations.

In this month's BARKS Newsletter we speak of Geek Week, Shock-Free Coalition "Tag It!" Competition winners, BIPOC Scholarships, new Corporate Partner UnChase! and much more.  Catch up on BARKS news. You can also read the BARKS Newsletter by Clicking Here .

On today’s podcast I chat with Dr. Zazie Todd from Companion Animal Psychology which has been inspiring pet owners to have happier cats and dogs since 2012.  We chatted about Zazie’s upcoming sessions at Geek Week 2021, WAG – The Science of Making Your Dog Happy and much more. You can reach Zazie via her website here . Grab your own copy of WAG by clicking here . Learn more about Geek Week he...

In this months BARKS Newsletter we speak of Geek Week, Your Geek Week schedule, discounted webinars, scholarships winners , The Pet Professional Accreditation Board (FREE to members) and much more. Catch up on BARKS news. You can also read the BARKS Newsletter here

In this podcast  Niki Tudge chats with Jules Morgan and Helen Phillips from The Gundog Trainers Academy Their mission is to support, nurture and encourage high standards of ethical, science-backed, non-coercive, and effective methods of training for gundogs in the UK. They aim to build an extensive network of like-minded, qualified Gundog Trainers to fulfill the demand for ethical gundog trai...