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.
December 2018 KPA CTP of the Month: Teoti Anderson
Teoti Anderson, KPA CTP, CPDT-KA, Vice President of A Dog’s Best Friend in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, has provided professional dog-training services for more than 23 years. She shares her own,...
November 2018 KPA CTP of the Month: Heather Adams
Heather Adams, KPA CTP, first discovered Karen Pryor Academy (KPA) through an internet search as she sought help for Sadie, her dog with severe separation anxiety. Now a KPA CTP and the owner of...
October 2018 KPA CTP of the Month: Lynne Stephens
Lynne Stephens, KPA CTP, is a canine agility specialist, trainer, and seminar presenter. She is the co-owner of DogLogic Training in Statesville, North Carolina. Lynne’s professional experience...
September 2018 KPA CTP of the Month: Beth Mullen
A career change in 2008 saw Beth Mullen, KPA CTP, CBCC, CPDT, incorporate her interest in animals of all species into a new profession—animal training. Beth is currently the owner of and head...
August 2018 KPA CTP of the Month: Stephanie Peters
Stephanie Peters, KPA CTP and CPDT-KA, owner of Plucky Paws, adopted her “sweet little dog Marmalade” from Second Chance Animal Rescue Puerto Rico in 2013, spurring her interest in animal...
July 2018 KPA CTP of the Month: Laura Donaldson
Laura Donaldson, KPA CTP, combines her extensive credentials with her experience in dog training and canine behavior (and her participation in dog sports) in her successful business Four Paws,...
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...