Association of Pet Dog Trainers - Dog Training Resources

2012 APDT Annual Educational Conference and Trade Show

APDT Conference Speakers

We have a line up of speakers who are innovative, interesting, educational, and just plain fun! Click on their name for complete biographical information.

Teoti Anderson, CPDT-KA

Teoti Anderson, CPDT-KA

Teoti Anderson, CPDT-KA, KPA-CTP, owns Pawsitive Results, L.L.C., and has been a professional dog trainer for more than 17 years... (more)

Robin Bennett, BA, CPDT-KA

Robin Bennett, BA, CPDT-KA

Robin Bennett is an author and consultant for pet care facilities on the subjects of dog daycare, training and off-leash dog play... (more)

Hannah Branigan, MS, CPDT-KA, KPA-CTP

Hannah Branigan, MS, CPDT-KA, KPA-CTP

Hannah Branigan has been training dogs and teaching people for more than 10 years... (more)

Kim Brophey, BA, CDBC, CPDT-KA

Kim Brophey, BA, CDBC, CPDT-KA

Kim Brophey has been working professionally as an in-home trainer and behavior consultant since 2001.... (more)

Susannah Charleson

Susannah Charleson

Susannah has written magazine and newsletter articles, multimedia productions, PSAs, news stories, commercials, features and movie reviews for commercial and public... (more)

Susan Garrett, BS

Susan Garrett, BS

Susan Garrett’s interest in animal behaviour started at the University of Guelph where she earned a B.Sc. in Animal Science..... (more)

Gail Fisher

Gail Fisher

With 40 years professional experience, Gail's background in dogs covers virtually all aspects of the field... (more)

Sumac Grant-Johnson, CPDT-KA

Sumac Grant-Johnson, CPDT-KA

Sumac Grant-Johnson is the founder of Wag It Games and owner of Wag It Training Center in Maine... (more)

Jeanine A Johnson-Brown, MS, PharmD

Jeanine A Johnson-Brown, MS, PharmD

Jeanine Johnson-Brown is a Lean Six Sigma professional with proven success in directing improvement and change projects to achieve beneficial.... (more)

Doug Knueven DVM, CAC, CVA, CVAH

Doug Knueven DVM, CAC, CVA, CVAH

Dr. Knueven has been practicing alternative veterinary medicine since 1995. He lectures on the subject at state and national veterinary conferences... (more)

Chris Lee

Chris Lee

Chris Lee is Senior Director of Information Technology at Rikter Corporation and has been a professional web developer for over 15 years... (more)

Amanda Leonard, BS, MS

Amanda Leonard, BS, MS

Amanda is the creator of The Black Dog Research Studio, a website designed to disseminate scholarly research on Black Dog Syndrome to the animal welfare community... (more)

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Theresa McKeon, BA

After more than 30 years as a competitive gymnastic coach, Theresa was determined to find a tool that could create faster, sharper communication with her athletes... (more)

Melanie Nelson, MA

Melanie Nelson, MA

Melanie Nelson is a professional blogger and social media consultant who has been working with business websites since 1995... (more)

Rebecca Rodriquez

Rebecca Rodriquez

Rebecca A. Rodriguez is a longtime animal advocate who founded the humane society on the island of Guam... (more)

Laura Sharkey PhD, CPDT-KA

Laura Sharkey PhD, CPDT-KA

In 2002 Laura left a career as a research scientist to devote herself full time to training dogs. She owns and operates WOOFS! Dog Training Center... (more)

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Pia Silvani, CPDT-KA

Pia is Vice President of Training and Behavior at St. Hubert's Animal Welfare Center located in Madison, New Jersey... (more)

Sue Sternberg

Sue Sternberg

Sue Sternberg is the founder and director of Rondout Valley Animals for Adoption. She is an expert in dog aggression and innovator in the field of shelter dog... (more)

Enid Traisman, MSW, CT

Enid Traisman, MSW, CT

Over the past 25 years Ms. Traisman has provided emotional support and grief education locally and nationally..... (more)

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Risë VanFleet, PhD, RPT-S, CDBC

Risë VanFleet, PhD, RPT-S, CDBC is a licensed psychologist, registered play therapist-supervisor, and certified dog behavior consultant with nearly 40 years of experience.... (more)

Emily Weiss, MS, PhD, CAAB

Emily Weiss, MS, PhD, CAAB

Dr. Emily Weiss, a Certified Applied Animal Behaviorist joined the ASPCA in July of 2005 and is the Vice President....
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Steve White

Steve White

Most of Steve White’s 32-year law enforcement career has been in K-9. Accredited as a Master Trainer by the Washington State Police Canine Association.... (more)

Clive D.L. Wynne, PhD

Clive D.L. Wynne, PhD

Dr. Wynne has studied animal behavior in Britain, Germany, the U.S., and Australia in species ranging from pigeons to dunnarts (a mouse-sized marsupial)..... (more)

 

 

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