PPG Podcast

In this months BARKS Newsletter we speak of Geek Week, BIPOC Scholarships, new Corporate Partners PocketSuite and Pet Pro Marketing  and much more.  Catch up on BARKS news. You can also read the BARKS Newsletter here

Join Niki Tudge as she chats with Ken MacLeod.  Ken MacLeod is an Emmy-honored set designer, a positive reinforcement dog trainer, and a major Bruce Springsteen fan.  Throughout Ken's long career in the film industry, he designed sets for many iconic commercials, and worked on several television shows, such as Marvelous Mrs. Maisel and his decade-long residence at Saturday Night Live. Wo...

Join Niki Tudge as she Chats & Chuckles with Rain Jordan from the Fearful Dog Project. In this podcast we talk dog fear, methods for addressing fear and we also explore the Fearful Dog Project program that is described as “TFDP's Fear Abatement Mastery (FAM) program is the most humane, comprehensive program for fearful dogs. Begun in 2014, the program is continually expanded & refined. Ava...

In this months BARKS Newsletter we speak of Geek Week, Pet Dog Ambassador, new Steering Committee appointments, a new Shock-Free Coalition Logo  and much more. Catch up on BARKS news. You can also read the BARKS Newsletter here https://petprofessionalguild.com/News-May-2021 where you will find all the necessary links to delve more deeply into BARKS News and what is happening at PPG

Join Niki as she chats to Dr. Spaulding. It's always great to host Dr. Spaulding and the conversation is always fast moving and fascinating.  In this episode we talk about topics ranging from animal self-awareness to current research papers and how to read and interpret them.  Dr. Spaulding hosts a monthly webinar  called Research Bites, this is the fastest and easiest way to keep u...

Join Niki Tudge and a Panel of Business Experts, Veronica Boutelle Tracey Lee Davies and Coleen Ellis. During the PPG “Up Your Business Game” event we hosted these experts to give us advice on how we can grow our pet businesses. In this podcast other than lots of great yuck and giggles we also discussed packages, social media, pricing and much more. Come and join us and listen in. We hope you enjo...

Join Niki Tudge as she chats with Victoria Stilwell. It’s always a pleasure for me to host and chat with Victoria Stilwell. The conversation moved quickly through comparing Cadburys to Hershey’s chocolate. We covered the important topic of how we, the British, define biscuits versus the term more commonly used in the US, cookies. We did soon reach the important topics and had some thought-provokin...

Join Niki Tudge and a Panel of Business Experts. Dr. Robert King, Gina Phairas and Coleen Ellis.  In this discussion we explore pricing, email marketing, product augmentation, target marketing and more. We hope you enjoy it. Learn more about your Panel Colleen Ellis Gina Phairas Robert King  Niki Tudge

Listen to the April 2021 Edition of BARKS News here. Learn about the Up Your Business Week FREE event for PPG Members, who are upcoming guests are on PPG Facebook Lives, new webinar offerings, job boards, Project Trade winners and so much more. Quick Links Read the PPG Newsletter Subscribe for BARKS from the Guild PPG webinars Upcoming events The PPG Archive

It is always so educational and so informative when we have Dr. Karolina Westlund in the house. Join Niki as she chats with Dr. Westlund about Emotional Learning, and of course so much more. Prof. Karolina Westlund helps pet parents and animal professionals attain happier animals that thrive in the care of humans. She grew up pining for a kitten and pestered her parents until they finally gave in....

Join Niki Tudge and Alex Pietraszko - Head of Marketing for Animals Courses Direct. Learn all about the great programs they offer to pet professionals and the new courses they are working on www.animalcoursesdirect.co.uk. Animal Courses Direct are the largest organisation in the UK offering Ofqual regulated animal care courses that meet rigorous government regulated standards. Their Ofqual qu...

Join Niki Tudge as she Chats & Chuckles with Dr. Dorothy Heffernan about Equines. We discuss Equine communication, training methods, common myths about horse behavior and so much more. Dorothy Heffernan is a psychologist who applies her knowledge of learning, cognition and neuroscience to help horse guardians improve their horses’ lives through a changed approach to management, training and en...

Listen to the March 2021 Edition of BARKS News here . Learn about the Up Your Business Week FREE event for PPG Members, PPAB Launches French Language Option for Training and Behavior Credentials, PPG’s Gizmo Pens Letter to America’s First Dogs , PPG and Victoria Stilwell Positively Link Up  to Offer Training Support to White House Dog, Major, March Cat Behavior Call-In Lounge, Upcoming Facebo...

Join Niki Tudge as she chats to Lisa and Brad Waggoner about their Prison Dog Program. They have been dog trainers for, Rescued Program, Saving Detainees and Dogs One Life at a Time, since its inception in 2012. The program focuses on the rehabilitation of detainees through training their dogs using positive reinforcement training techniques. You can find out more about Lisa and Brad at Cold Nose...

Join Niki Tudge as she chats with Sara Berry McLoudrey from Synergy Behavior Solutions in Portland, Oregon. We chat all about virtual training, the experience of transitioning from a small business owner to working as a Trainer at a Behavior Practice and then all about Horny Dogs. Yes you read it correctly, this is the only podcast where the conversation can go from trees and rain to Horny Dogs al...

BARKS Newsletter February 2021: Issue 62 Each month Susan Nilson puts together the latest news for our PPG Members. We are now podcasting the highlights of the PPG Newsletter so members who prefer Podcasts can catch up on everything PPG. To read the full BARKS Newsletter click here  This podcast was sponsored by 2 Hounds Design.  About 2 Hounds Design 2 Hounds Design almost never was. &n...

Join Niki Tudge, Debra Millikan and Lucie Malouin as we chat through the process of becoming accredited through the Pet Professional Accreditation Board. Learn about Eligibility, Skill and Knowledge testing and much more. If you have unanswered questions about PPAB, the credentials, how they were developed, the different levels, the knowledge testing, the skill assessment. the process or anything...

Lots of fun was had during this Chat & Chuckle with Leslie McDevitt. Other than training topics we also chatted dragons, big hair and a few other off the cuff topics. Much of the focus was on the Virtual “Reactive to Relaxed: Next Steps in Control Unleashed” event we are hosting in March with Leslie McDevitt. Leslie described what attendees can expect to learn and what skills they can hone. Th...

Niki Tudge chats with Claire Staines about Dog Training in Scotland through the COVID Pandemic. Niki says It’s always a pleasure to chat with Claire the owner of Lothlorien DS. Claire was a PPGBI Steering Committee member and is currently a Faculty Advisor at Victoria Stilwell Academy for Dog Training & Behavior. Claire’s business in Edinburgh was established in 2004 as a dog walking business....

Join Niki Tudge while she Chats and Chuckles with Julie Brewer from the UK. We chatted about lots of things regarding positive reinforcement training and the way to best engage and educate clients being central.  Julie Brewer has a Masters Degree in Clinical Animal Behaviour from University of Lincoln with Professor Daniel Mills. Julie has several other qualifications, Diploma in Companion An...

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 aspect...

Niki Tudge chats with Dr. Hannah Capon about how excited they are at CAM to promote the first course Canine Arthritis Management has released. CamAdvocate Level 1. CAMadvocate Level 1 is a modular course for canine professionals to improve their understanding of canine arthritis, and to define their role in identification, diagnosis and management of the neglected condition. The course consists of...

In this episode of BARKS podcast, we focused on all things feline. Niki had the pleasure of chatting with the PPG Feline Committee Chair and Vice-Chair, Paula Garber and Tabitha Kucera. The topics ranged from pet cats, veterinary visits, what we know we don’t know and so much more about our feline friends. We also chatted about feral cats and the myths about cat colonies. We spent some time talkin...

In this BARKS Podcast Niki Tudge and Denise O’Moore review the 5-day Geek Week schedule. Join Denise and Niki as they Chat and Chuckle through 5 days of more than 130 sessions. They home in on presenters, discuss content, dates and the excitement of seeing so many, 85, internationally recognized presenters at one event. You will also learn all about the great competitions and prize-winning opportu...

Join Niki Tudge as she chats to Louise Ginman, the President of APDT Australia one of the co-hosting organizations for   Geek Week . Louise is also doing two presentations at Geek Week and we discussed the topics of My Dog Has Cancer: Navigating Cancer from a Pet Parents’ Perspective and Home Alone Program for Puppies and Dogs of All Ages. About Louise Louise Ginman PCT-A is a Delta Accredite...