How to Choose A Dog Trainer
With Zazie Todd, PhD
Follow Los Angeles-based Certified Dog Trainer Susan Light as she seeks to learn from the industry’s best and become worthy of the title: Sensei of the Doggy Dojo!!
Susan interviews experts from all over the world about their specialties in the Dog world and shares the conversations with you, the dog lover!
Lisa Radosta DVM, DACVB
Dr. Radosta graduated from the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine in 2000. She completed a residency in Behavioral Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. During her residency, she was awarded the American College of Veterinary Behaviorists Resident research award two years in a row.
Dr. Radosta is the owner of Florida Veterinary Behavior Service, a specialty behavior practice in southeast Florida and co-owns Dog Nerds, an online educational resource for owners whose pets have behavior disorders.
She is a sought after speaker nationally and internationally. She is a coauthor of several books including: Behavior Problems of the Dog and Cat, 4th edition and From Fearful to Fear Free. She is a contributing author for Blackwell’s Five Minute Veterinary Consult, Blackwell's Five-Minute Veterinary Consult Clinical Companion: Canine and Feline Behavior, Decoding your Cat, Canine and Feline Behavior for Veterinary Technicians and Nurses and Feline and Small Animal Pediatrics.
She has published research articles in the Journal of Applied Animal Behavior Science, Journal of Veterinary Behavior and The Veterinary Journal and written review articles for Advances in Small Animal Medicine and Surgery, Compendium, NAVC, Veterinary Team Brief, Clinician’s Brief and AAHA Newstat. She has served on the Fear Free Executive Council and the AAHA Behavior Management Task Force.
She has been interviewed for many publications including Cat Fancy, Dog Fancy, Palm Beach Post, NAVC Clinician’s Brief, Sun Sentinel, WebMD, AAHA trends, Real Simple, Good News for Pets, Catster, DVM 360 and AAHA News Stat. She has appeared on Lifetime television, Laurie Live, local news in southeast Florida, Mitch Wilder's Amazing Pet Discoveries, Nat Geo Wild, Animal Planet, Steve Dale's Pet Talk and Dogs, CNBC and Cats and Scapegoats.
Legal Disclaimer: This podcast is intended for educational purposes only and does not constitute advice or professional services by either the host nor any of the guests.
Website: https://drlisaradosta.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drlisaradosta/
Recommends: Dr. Evan Maclean, Director of the Arizona Canine Cognition Center https://dogs.arizona.edu/people/dr-evan-maclean
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Zazie Todd, PhD, Explains How to Chose A Dog Trainer
Zazie Todd, PhD, is the award-winning author of Wag: The Science of Making Your Dog Happy, and the creator of Companion Animal Psychology blog and The Pawsitive Post newsletter. Her next book, Purr: The Science of Making Your Cat Happy, will be published in May 2022. Zazie has a PhD in Psychology, is an honours graduate of the prestigious Academy for Dog Trainers, and has an Advanced Certificate of Feline Behaviour (with Distinction) from International Cat Care. Originally from the UK, she lives in Maple Ridge, BC, with her husband, one dog, and two cats.
More From Zazie About How to Choose a Dog Trainer
Blog:
https://www.companionanimalpsychology.com/
Article: “How to Choose a Dog Trainer”
https://www.companionanimalpsychology.com/2016/12/how-to-choose-dog-trainer.html
Wag is available at all good bookstores and people can find their local indie bookstore via Indiebound Wag: https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781771643795
Purr: https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781771648141
And it is also of course on Amazon!
Canadian listeners can get signed copies via the links below.
Pre-order PURR: https://blackbondbooks.com/purr
Order WAG: https://blackbondbooks.com/wag
http://www.companionanimalpsychology.com
Instagram @zazietodd
Twitter @CompAnimalPsych
Where to Start To Chose A Dog Trainer
For more information on each organization/certification see Zazie’s article: “How to Choose a Dog Trainer”
https://www.companionanimalpsychology.com/2016/12/how-to-choose-dog-trainer.html
Professional Directories
CPDT Directory: https://www.ccpdt.org/dog-owners/certified-dog-trainer-directory/
APDT Directory: https://apps.apdt.com/eweb/DynamicPage.aspx?webcode=TrainerSearch
IAABC Directory: https://m.iaabc.org/consultant/ (toggle to search “Dog Trainer”)
Academy for Dog Trainers Directory: https://www.academyfordogtrainers.com/find-a-trainer/
From The Host
If you want to work with me, Susan Light, you can find me at:
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