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Become A Certified Positive
​Dog Trainer
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Setting The International Standard
​For Humane Dog Training 


If You Don't Want Someone Doing It To You...
Don't Do It To Anyone Else - Animal or Human!

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Become A Certified Dog trainer and
canine BEHAVIOUR therapist


Become A Member
Become A Certified Dog Trainer

IPDTA CERTIFIED DOG TRAINERS/MEMBERS
IPDTA Membership is an elite group of IPDTA certified dog trainers. 
Only IPDTA certified trainers are IPDTA members.


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Norma Jeanne Laurette - FOUNDER & CHAIR
September 1, 2002
CCS - Canine Correspondence Studies
Representative for Canada and all areas not otherwise represented
Marmora, Ontario, Canada


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​​GREG CECI - CO-CHAIR
​MARCH 10, 2010

Vice President Of Bright ideas
​CCS - Canine Correspondence StudieS
MARMORA, ONTARIO, CANADA


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DR. STANLEY COREN, PHD, FRSC, IPDTA-CDT FEBRUARY 23, 2014
PROFESSOR OF PSYCHOLOGY, HOST OF THE GOOD DOG TV SHOW AND AUTHOR OF NUMEROUS BOOKS INCLUDING THE INTELLIGENCE OF DOGS, HOW TO SPEAK DOG AND HOW DOGS THINK
VANCOUVER DOG OBEDIENCE TRAINER CLUB BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA


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Pat Miller, IPDTA-CDT
​February 25, 2014
  Author of The Power of Positive Dog Training, Positive Perspectives,
Positive Perspectives 2 and Play
With Your Dog

Peaceable Paws Dog and Puppy Training

Fairplay, Maryland, USA


ALBERTA, CANADA


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​Shelley Gaudry, CTB.ccs, IPDTA-CDT
​December 19, 2014
Waggles Academy For Dogs
Red Deer, Alberta, Canada


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​Sharna Mulligan, CTB.ccs, IPDTA-CDT
​December 25, 2013
Waggles Academy For Dogs
Red Deer, Alberta, Canada


BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA


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​Ellen Jewett, CTB.ccs, IPDTA-CDT
​February 2, 2015
DUNCAN, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA
CREATURESFROMEL@GMAIL.COM


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Carrie Lumsden, CPDT-KA, CTB.ccs, IPDTA-CDT April 30, 2017
K9 Kind Dog Training & Behaviour Consulting
The Comox Valley & Campbell River,
​British Columbia, Canada


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Lisadawn Shackleford, CPDT-KA, IPDTA-CDT June 22, 2020
Country Canine Care
Union Bay, British Columbia, Canada


MANITOBA, CANADA


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​CHRISTIE GOLEBIOWSKI, CTB.CCS, IPDTA-CDT
APRIL 29, 2017
TLC - TRAINING LOYAL COMPANIONS
WINNEPEG, MANITOBA, CANADA​

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​AMANDA SELEWICH, CTB.CCS, IPDTA-CDT
MAY 7, 2022
WINNEPEG, MANITOBA, CANADA​


NEWFOUNDLAND, CANADA


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​Chris Whalen, CTB.ccs, IPDTA-CDT
​MAY 14, 2019
Fetch Dog Training
St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada


NOVA SCOTIA, CANADA


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CHRIS JOHNSTONE-LAURETTE,
CTB.ccs, IPDTA-CDT
SEPTEMEBER 1, 2002
SYDNEY, CAPE BRETON, NOVA SCO​TIA, CANADA
LITTLEBROTHERCOYOTE@GMAIL.COM

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Alexandria Whyte, IPDTA-CDT
​May 26, 2021

On Cue Animal Training
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada


ONTARIO, CANADA


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Shannon Brennan, CTB.ccs, IPDTA-CDT
​July 25, 2021
Maith And Madre Puppy Imprinting - Owner
Bayfield, Ontario, Canada
​519-565-4106


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​Ginny Campbell, CTB.ccs, IPDTA-CDT
​May 24, 2017
SuperPaws - Owner
Belleville, Ontario, Canada


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​Lyla Caudle, M.A., C.Psych.Assoc., IPDTA-CDT September 18, 2017

Meeko's Puppy Playhouse
​Kitchener, Ontario, Canada


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Jessica Croezen, CTB.ccs, IPDTA-CDT
​September 14, 2017
Impressive Canines
Kitchener, Ontario, Canada


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Kelly Dearlove, CTB.ccs, IPDTA-CDT
​April 30, 2017
On Golden Paws
Varna, Ontario, Canaa


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Samantha Dejong, CTB.ccs, IPDTA-CDT December 25, 2015
Puppy Power Dog Training
Cambridge, Elora & Woolwich,
​Ontario, Canada


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​VALERIE DENHAM, CTB.CCS, IPDTA-CDT
​APRIL 2, 2021

UXBRIDGE CANINE ACADEMY (UCA)
​UXBRIDGE, ONTARIO, CANADA ​

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​Andrea Dinan, IPDTA-CDT
​September 14, 2017

City Dogs
Toronto, Ontario, Canada


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​Cordelia Dudas, CTB.ccs, IPDTA-CDT
​December 25, 2013
Teach Me Dog Training
Kitchener, Ontario, Canada DudasCordelia@rogers.com


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​Mark Ferguson, CTB.ccs, IPDTA-CDT 
September 1, 2019
Loyal Companions Obedience Training
Bancroft, Ontario, Canada


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Chris Godi, CTB.ccs, IPDTA-CDT
​February 3, 2011
Morgan K9 Training
Toronto, Ontario, Canada


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Kyla Godin, IPDTA-CDT
​January 27, 2018
Refined Canine
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Kitchener, Ontario, Canada


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​Sylvia Gottschalk, CTB.ccs, IPDTA-CDT September 1, 2002
Delightful Dogs
Bloomingdale, Ontario, Canada


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TINA HINDS, IPDTA-CDT
APRIL 18, 2022
HINDS HAPPY HOUNDS
ETOBICOKE, ONTARIO, CANADA


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​Lisa F. Hoffman, CTB.ccs, IPDTA-CDT
​June 25, 2020
Living Better Dog Training
Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario, Canada


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Lisa Holland, IPDTA-CDT
​September 14, 2017
Pro Paws Pet Services
Wallaceburg, Ontario, Canada


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​MIKA HOSHOIAN, CTB.ccs, IPdta-cdt

february 26, 2022
doggy discovery zone
muirkirk, ONTARIO, CANADA


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Shahaff Idan, CTB.ccs, IPDTA-CDT
​May 31, 2010
Blue Dog Training
Burlington, Ontario, Canada Shahaff@BlueDogTraining.ca


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​MARIANA JONES, LFDM-L, VSA CDT, IPDTA-CDT

SEPTEMEBER 13, 2022
MY GIRL FRIDAY - DOG TRAINING
WATERLOO, ONTARIO, CANADA 


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​Nikola Lang, IPDTA-CDT
​December 25, 2014
Breslau, Ontario, Canada Nikola_Lang@hotmail.com


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Tracy Leite, CTB.ccs, IPDTA-CDT
​August 14, 2014
K9 Keepers
Cambridge, Ontario, Canada


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​Silke Le Messurier, CTB.ccs, IPDTA-CDT
​May 24, 2017
​Pet Me Please
Quinte Region, Ontario Canada 


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​Kerri Linn, CTC, CTB.ccs, IPDTA-CDT
​February 15, 2018
Pawsitive Ways Training
​Guelph, Ontario, Canada 


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​Kirstin Lukasko, CTB.ccs, IPDTA-CDT
​February 11, 2021
​Millgrove, Ontario, Canada 


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​Nancy MacDonald, IPDTA-CDT
​September 14, 2017
Celtic Positive Puppy Training

​Seaforth, Ontario, Canada


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​Mandi MacNeil, IPDTA-CDT
August 31, 2021
All Dogs Training
Welland/Niagara, Ontario, Canada


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Nathalie Mader, CTB.ccs, IPDTA-CDT
​April 27, 2020
South Glengarry Pet Accommodations
Lancaster, Ontario, Canada


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​Jenny Maciel, CTB.ccs, IPDTA-CDT
​August 14, 2014
KITCHENER, Ontario, Canada


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​Jan Morgan, IPDTA-CDT
​May 7, 2014
Paw-sitive Puppies
Ajax & Oshawa, Ontario, Canada


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Michelle Morin, IPDTA-CDT
​June 28, 2017
​Canine Evolution
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada


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Megan Mossop, CTB.ccs, IPDTA-CDT
​October 23, 2014
Meg WalkS CANINE SERVICES AND SOCIAL CLUB
Collingwood &  Area, Ontario, Canada 


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​​Lynda O'Neill, CTB.ccs - IPDTA-CDT
January 30, 2017
​Confident Canines Puppy Imprinting
Blenheim, Ontario, Canada


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Jackie Pritchard, IPDTA-CDT
​August 7, 2021

Jackie Pritchard Dog Training
Trent Lakes, Ontario, Canada


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​Amanda Rich, CTB.ccs, IPDTA-CDT
​August 14, 2014

LAKE COUNTRY CANINES
Kitchener, Ontario, Canada


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​Gwen Schamerhorn, CTB.ccs, IPDTA-CDT November 25, 2017
SuperPaws
Belleville, Ontario, Canada


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Lauren Shoreman, IPDTA-CDT
​September 14, 2017
The Happy Hound
Toronto, Ontario, Canada


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Bryan Strasberg, CTB.ccs, IPDTA-CDT
​March 31, 2017
Wagging Woofies
Aurora, King City, Oak Ridges, Richmond Hill and Thornhill, Ontario, Canada


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​Cindy Vanfrankfoort, IPDTA-CDT
​October 18, 2017
Team Fido
Peterborough, Ontario, Canada


QUEBEC, CANADA


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​Sarita Marje-Donaldson, CTB.ccs, IPDTA-CDT June 17, 2017
 Pawsitively Precious Pets
Montreal, Quebec, Canada​​


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Joelle Hamelin, IPDTA-CDT
​October 19, 2017
 Joelle Hamelin Intervenante En Comportement Canin
Montreal, Quebec, Canada​​


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​​Andree Sauvageau Mercure, CTB.ccs, IPDTA-CDT March 1, 2014
DM Ecole D'obeissance Canine
Representative for Quebec, Canada
Piedmont, Quebec, Canada


SASKATCHEWAN


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CATHIE HERTZ, CTB.CCS, IPDTA-CDT
AUGUST 20, 2019
PAWSITIVE PUPS TRAINING
SWIFT CURRENT,
​SASKATCHEWAN, CANADA
​REPRESENTATIVE FOR SASKATCHEWAN

DENMARK & Portugal


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​Roberto Barata, CTB.ccs, IPDTA-CDT
​July 16, 2013
Roberto Barata Anthrozoology

​Denmark & portugal


FRANCE


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Corine Graham, CTB.ccs, IPDTA-CDT
​April 22, 2017
Redwood Ranch
Boussan, France
Representative for France


Philippines


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​ONAYD LUMBAO, IPDTA-CDT
NOVEMBER 23, 2014

Planet Smell
Pasig City, Philippines
Representative for the Philippines


UKRAINE, KRIVOY ROG


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​​Anton Volkov, IPDTA-CDT
​January 5, 2018
Intelligent Dog
Ukraine, Krivoy Rog
REPRESENTATIVE FOR UKRAINE​


COLORADO, USA


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​Amanda Massey, IPDTA-CDT
​September 17, 2017
Dogdom
Strasburg, Colorado, USA dogdomdogtraining@gmail.com


FLORIDA, USA


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Leah Morse, CTB.ccs, IPDTA-CDT
​April 28, 2017
Trinity K9
The Villages, Florida, USA
​Representative for the
​United States of America


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