November 2025 KPA CTP of the Month: Sophy Pashley
Sophy Pashley (she/her) from Basingstoke, Hampshire, UK, is the owner of Woof Wisdom. She completed the Karen Pryor Academy (KPA)…
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October 2025 KPA CTP of the Month: Cristina Goi
Cristina Goi (she/her), an Italian living in Luxembourg, is the owner of Maison Dog. She completed the Karen Pryor Academy…
The Power of Markers in Dog Training
Markers are a powerful tool for dog training, used to communicate to your dog exactly when they’ve done something right.…
September 2025 KPA CTP of the Month: Samantha Portillo
Samantha Portillo (she/her), based in Monroe, North Carolina, is the owner of Trusted Tails Dog Training and Behavior. She completed…
August 2025 KPA CTP of the Month: Liv Arent
Liv Arent (she/her), based in Jericho, VT, is the owner of Trail Pups Training. We had the chance to connect…
July 2025 KPA CTP of the Month: Khafren Ruiz
Khafren Ruiz (he/him), based in Los Angeles, CA, is the owner of PAW PAW Dog Training & Behavior. He completed…
June 2025 KPA CTP of the Month: Karen Backhouse
Karen Backhouse (she/her), based in Essex, UK, is the owner of Guiding Paws. She completed the Karen Pryor Academy (KPA)…
May 2025 KPA CTP of the Month: Alisha Bator
Alisha Bator (she/her), a professional trainer based in Enumclaw, Washington, completed the Karen Pryor Academy (KPA) Dog Trainer Professional (DTP)…
April 2025 KPA CTP of the Month: Ellen Schmidt
Ellen Schmidt (she/her), based in Tijeras, New Mexico, is the founder of Quest Companion Dog Training, LLC and Animal Chaplain…
March KPA CTP of the Month: Ingrid Groeger-Stone
Ingrid Groeger-Stone (she/her), based in Logan Village near Brisbane, Australia, is the owner of Creature Connections. She completed the Karen…
February KPA CTP of the Month: Ryan Cartlidge
Ryan Cartlidge, KPA CTP, of Wellington, New Zealand, runs Animal Training Academy. We met with Ryan virtually to discuss the…
January KPA CTP of the Month: Max Lieberman
Max Elias Lieberman, KPA CTP, of Toronto, Canada, owns and is the head trainer at Lieberdog. Max completed the Karen…