Success Stories
As part of our Train Your Dog Month celebration, the APDT held a series of writing contests for our members asking them to promote their favorite clients - everyday dog owners who truly learned the joy of positive training and working through a behavior or training issue with their dog. Contest winners will be featured here.
Read our winning essays!
Trainer Julie Fudge Smith from Granville, OH (www.apositiveconnection.com) wrote the winning entry about an adopted dog entitled, "What About Bob?"
Trainer Sue Conklin from Greenville, SC (http://www.thepuppynanny.net/) wrote the winning entry about a client who learned about new, positive methods, "Old Dogs (and Owners) Can Learn New Tricks."
Trainer Shannon Finch from Stanwood, WA wrote the winning entry about involving a family’s children in the training process, "Ruby's Story: Growls, Barks and Stolen Hearts."
Trainer Barbara Shumannfang from Durham, NC (http://www.topnotchdog.com), wrote the winning entry about working with a puppy or adolescent dog, "Callie."
Trainer Tina Ward, from St. Louis, MO wrote the winning entry in our “Best in Show” category, exemplifying the powerful results of pairing positive training with a dedicated owner and her dog, "Winston - The "Untrainable" Setter."
The APDT wishes to thank Premier Pet Products for providing the prize winners with a selection of Premier's training and dog toy products.
We also thank Thundershirt for donation of prizes to our trainer winners.
The pet owners will also receive a copy of the upcoming book from TFH Publications, The APDT Top Tips from Top Trainers, due to be released in March 2010.
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