It’s No Secret… Dog Training Is Fun!
Training your dog is not only essential for teaching life skills and avoiding problem behaviors, but it also offers an…
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Ken MacLeod: KPA CTP, Newsmaker, and Set Designer for Television
Ken MacLeod, KPA CTP, has been a newsmaker in recent months. Profiled in Modern Dog magazine and featured on the…
Karen Pryor Academy Expands into Korea
Waltham, March 22, 2021—Karen Pryor Academy (KPA) is pleased to announce that its Dog Trainer Foundations and Dog Trainer Foundations…
Teaching a Head-Tuck Bow
Multiple International Freestyle Champion Michele Pouliot frequently dazzles crowds with her Head-Tuck Bow routine. In this video, Michele shows you…
Puppy Platform Training
Training puppies? Consider incorporating a stationing platform into your training plan! A stationing platform provides many benefits. It not only…
Teaching Verbal Cue Discrimination
As trainers, we need to be able to depend on our dogs’ ability to respond to the correct verbal cue…
Concept Training Across Species
For many animals, cold winter climates, the pandemic, or recovering from an injury often results in less exercise outdoors, leading…
Teach the Heel Position
Teaching your dog to heel is not only easy and fun, but it helps encourage your dog to love walking…
Teach Your Dog to Spin
Teaching your dog to spin is a fun and easy way to start teaching basic tricks. The spin behavior can…
Teach Your Dog to Love a Muzzle: Part 2
Even if your dog is the sweetest dog in the world, there may be a situation where s/he needs to…
Interview with Bobbie Lyons
Karen Pryor Academy (KPA) faculty member Alexis Davison will lead KPA Dog Trainer Professional (DTP) programs in Sydney, Australia (application…
KPA Faculty Member on Chicago TV
KPA faculty member Laura Monaco Torelli was featured recently on FOX 32 Chicago where she offered advice on how to…