Featured Trainers
A few of the fabulous grads of our Dog Trainer Professional (DTP) program and their work with animals and clients across the globe.
June 2018 KPA CTP of the Month: John McGuigan
John McGuigan, KPA CTP, approaches dog training, and dog people, with humility, kindness, and curiosity. Relatively new to clicker training, John feels lucky that “Scotland, and the UK in...
May 2018 KPA CTP of the Month: Molly Johnson
Molly Johnson, KPA CTP, had been training dogs positively for many years even before she attended the KPA Dog Trainer Professional (DTP) program in 2011. In that time, she developed an interest...
April 2018 KPA CTP of the Month: Julia Hamilton
Julia Hamilton, KPA CTP, of Julia Hamilton Dog Training, focuses on creating family harmony when the family unit includes, or is about to include, pets. Her own family includes young children and...
March 2018 KPA CTP of the Month: Kat Camplin
Kat Camplin, KPA CTP, uses the skills she has accumulated in her many years volunteering with and training dogs—and through her experience at Karen Pryor Academy—in her California-based business,...
February 2018 KPA CTP of the Month: Shelley Pryor
Shelley Pryor, KPA CTP, offers in-home training and behavior consultations through her business Spry Dog. Spry Dog also provides Canine Good Citizen (CGC) preparation and testing, along with Fear...
December 2017 KPA CTP of the Month: Carol Meagher
Karen Pryor Academy (KPA) faculty member Laurie Luck, CTP, will lead a KPA Dog Trainer Professional (DTP) National program in St. Louis, Missouri (application deadline 6/1/18). In this interview,...
November 2017 KPA CTP of the Month: Celine Yang
Celine Yang‘s, KPA CTP, interest in dog training was triggered when she and her brand-new husband added Severus Snape, a shiba inu puppy, to their family. Celine and Severus attended two puppy...
October 2017 KPA CTP of the Month: Claudia Barbuto
Claudia Barbuto, KPA CTP, provides individualized in-home training to families and pets through her business, Naturally Pawsitive. In addition to her private training, Claudia is the director of...
August 2017 KPA CTP of the Month: Amélie Hupé
Karen Pryor Academy (KPA) faculty member Laurie Luck, CTP, will lead a KPA Dog Trainer Professional (DTP) National program in St. Louis, Missouri (application deadline 6/1/18). In this interview,...
June 2017 KPA CTP of the Month: Jane Jackson
Jane Jackson, KPA CTP, works with dogs, horses, and people at Bookends Farm in beautiful Vermont. Always striving to educate learners in a positive and stress-free environment, Jane offers animal t...