Coping With Leash Reactivity

Leash Reactivity, The Academy of Pet Careers

Does your dog walk beautifully with you until he sees another dog or strange person or cat or car or skateboard or . . . anything else that suddenly appears? Those things that prompt your dog to over react are collectively called ‘triggers’. Does your dog start barking, growling, lunging and otherwise acting like they’ve…

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How To Teach Your Dog To “Back Up”

Back Up Cue, The Academy of Pet Careers

We spend a lot of time teaching our dogs to walk along side us. And we teach them to Sit or Down and Stay, or to go to their bed and lie down. But occasionally we need them to move out of our way which may require the dog to back up.   There are…

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The Humane Hierarchy in Training and Behavior Modification

The Humane Hierarchy

The Humane Hierarchy was developed by Dr. Susan Friedman, PhD, and adopted by the Certification Council of Professional Dog Trainers (CCPDT) as the preferred order of interventions. We use this framework in both obedience training and behavior modification. The aim is to ensure that we’re tending to all of the dog’s needs while using the…

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Service Dog vs Therapy Dog: What Is The Difference?

Service Dog Training

There is a lot of confusion about what makes a dog a Service Dog, and what it means when a dog holds this role. Let’s take a moment and clarify the differences between Service Dogs and Therapy Dogs. What Is A Service Dog? According to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), dogs are the only…

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Dog Training School Takes on a More Positive Approach

What Is Positive Reinforcement Dog Training

ST LOUIS, MO – October 1, 2018 – The Academy of Pet Careers eliminates the use of punishment from their curriculum. With the agenda of empowering pets, their dog training school is determined to only use reward-based methods to teach pet obedience. The pet obedience world has predominantly been focused on corrective-based training methods, using…

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Meet Our Newest Dog Training Instructor

Jody Epstein Dog Training Instructor

The Academy of Pet Careers is excited to welcome the newest addition to our team, Jody Epstein! Jody will be taking over the role of head dog training instructor for our dog training school. In addition, she will be the new animal behavior instructor for our Pet Empowerment Program. We are excited to have Jody…

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Fox 2 News Speaks with President Joseph Schifano

Joseph Schifano speaks with Lisa Hart and Kevin Steincross (Fox 2 News) about our dog training school. Lorrie Curnes and Tony Alaimo demonstrate training skills learned at the APC dog training school. Related Dog Training Articles How to Become a Dog Trainer How Much Do Dog Trainers Make? What Is Positive Reinforcement Training? 120+ Dog…

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