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How To Become A Certified Positive Dog Trainer

International Positive Dog Training Association

Setting The Standard For Humane Professional Dog Trainer Certification

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

Contact Us To Find Out How To Be A Professional Positive Certified Dog Trainer And Canine Behaviour Specialist


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International Positive Dog Training Association Certified Dog Trainer/Members World-Wide


International Positive Dog Training Association is an elite group of positive, force free, fear free, IPDTA certified dog trainers.

Only International Positive Dog Training Association certified dog trainers are IPDTA members.


Norma Jeanne Laurette – CHAIR
Greg Ceci – CO-CHAIR
ALBERTA

Shelley Gaudry, CTB.ccs, IPDTA-CDT
Sharna Mulligan, CTB.ccs, IPDTA-CDT
Melissa Prange, CTB.ccs, IPDTA-CDT
BRITISH COLUMBIA
Dr. Stanley Coren, PhD, FRSC, IPDTA-CDT
Ellen Jewett, CTB.ccs, IPDTA-CDT
Jade Kathleen Sampson Leslie, CTB.ccs, IPDTA-CDT
Carrie Lumsden, CTB.ccs, CPDT-KA, IPDTA-CDT
Lisadawn Shackleford, CPDT-KA, IPDTA-CDT
MANITOBA
Christie Golebiowski, CTB.ccs, IPDTA-CDT
Amanda Selewich, CTB.ccs, IPDTA-CDT
NEWFOUNDLAND
Chris Whalen, CTB.ccs, IPDTA-CDT
NOVA SCOTIA
Chris Johnstone-Laurette, CTB.ccs, IPDTA-CDT
Alexandria Whyte, IPDTA-CDT
ONTARIO
Shannon Brennan, CTB.ccs, IPDTA-CDT
Ginny Campbell, CTB.ccs, IPDTA-CDT
Lyla Caudle, M.A., C.Psych_Assoc., IPDTA-CDT
Madalyn Couture, CTB.ccs, IPDTA-CDT
Jessica Croezen, CTB.ccs, IPDTA-CDT
Kelly Dearlove, CTB.ccs, IPDTA-CDT
Samantha Dejong, CTB.ccs, IPDTA-CDT
Valerie Denhan, CTB.ccs, IPDTA-CDT
Andrea Dinan, IPDTA-CDT
Cordelia Dudas, CTB.ccs, IPDTA-CDT
Ilonka Fabry, CTB.ccs, IPDTA-CDT
Mark Ferguson, CTB.ccs, IPDTA-CDT
Chris Godi, CTB.ccs, IPDTA-CDT
Kyla Godin, IPDTA-CDT
Sylvia Gottschalk, CTB.ccs, IPDTA-CDT
Jodie Hawker, IPDTA-CDT
Tina Hinds, IPDTA-CDT
Lisa Hoffman, CTB.ccs, IPDTA-CDT
Lisa Holland, IPDTA-CDT
Mika Hoshoian, CTB.ccs, IPDTA-CDT
Shahaff Idan, CTB.ccs, IPDTA-CDT
Miriana Jones, LFDM-L, VSA CDT, IPDTA-CDT
Nikola Lang​, IPDTA-CDT
Tracey Leite, CTB.ccs, IPDTA-CDT
Silke Le Messurier, CTB.ccs, IPDTA-CDT
Kerri Linn, CTC, CTB.ccs, IPDTA-CDT
Kirstin Lukasko, CTB.ccs, IPDTA-CDT
Mandi MacNeil, IPDTA-CDT
Nathalie Mader, CTB.ccs, IPDTA-CDT
Jenny Maciel, CTB.ccs, IPDTA-CDT
Jan Morgan, IPDTA-CDT
Michelle Morin, IPDTA-CDT
Megan Mossop, CTB.ccs, IPDTA-CDT
Linda O’Neill, CTB.ccs, IPDTA-CDT
Jackie Pritchard, IPDTA-CDT
Cassandra Quinn, CTB.ccs, IPDTA-CDT
Alexandria Renee Ferron, CTB.ccs, IPDTA-CDT
Amanda Rich, CTB.ccs, IPDTA-CDT
Jennifer Sauder, IPDTA-CDT
Gwen Schamerhorn, CTB.ccs, IPDTA-CDT
Lauren Shoreman, IPDTA-CDT
Errin Spicer, CTB.ccs, IPDTA-CDT
Michelle Ste. Croix, CTB.ccs, IPDTA-CDT
Bryan Strasberg, CTB.ccs, IPDTA-CDT
Cindy Vanfrankfoort, IPDTA-CDT
Brenna Wilson, CTB.ccs
QUEBEC
Sarita Marje-Donaldson, CTB.ccs, IPDTA-CDT
Joelle HamelinAndree Sauvageau Mercure, CTB.ccs,, IPDTA-CDT
SASKATCHEWAN
Cathie Hertz, CTB.ccs, IPDTA-CDT
DENMARK & PORTUGAL
Roberto Barata, CTB.ccs, IPDTA-CDT
FRANCE
Corine Graham, CTB.ccs, IPDTA-CDT
PHILIPPINES
Onayd Lumbao, IPDTA-CDT
UKRAINE
Anton Volkov, IPDTA-CDT
USA – COLORADO
Amanda Massey, CTB.ccs, IPDTA-CDT
USA – FLORIDA
Leah Morse, CTB.ccs, IPDTA-CDT
USA - MARYLAND
Pat Miller, CBCC-KA, CPDT-KA​, IPDTA-CDT
For Contact Information See Below

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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


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MELISSA PRANGE, CTB.CCS, IPDTA-CDT
NOVEMBER 6, 2024
k9 Whisperer boarding
grooming & training facility
top gun service & therapy Dogs inc.
 
olds, calgary & surrounding areas



BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA


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​Ellen Jewett, CTB.ccs, IPDTA-CDT
​February 2, 2015
DUNCAN, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA
[email protected]


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​jade kathleen sampson leslie, CTB.CCS,
IPDTA-CDT - novmember 26, 2024
bare necessities dog training
comox valley & campbell River
BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA


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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
[email protected]

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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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MADALYN couture, ctb.ccs, IPDTA-CDT 
April 18, 2025
Kinderpets
​huron county, 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 [email protected]


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​​ILONKA FABRY, CTB.CCS, IPDTA-CDT 
MAY 1, 2023
CAMBRIDGE, ONTARIO, CANADA


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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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jodie hawker, ipdta-cdt
may 28, 2024
happy paws canine solutions
meaford, owen sound, collingwood
& the blue mountains


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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 [email protected]


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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 [email protected]


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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

puppy smiles are awesome
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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​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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​​LInda 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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 Cassandra quinn, ctb.ccs, iPDTA-CDT
May 29, 2024
cassie's positive puppy training & consulting
tweed and surrounding areas
ONTARIO, CANADA


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​AleXANDRIA RENEE FERRON, CTB.CCS, IPDTA-CDT
​S
EPTEMBER 22, 2023
ALL DOGS TRAINING
WELLAND/NIAGARA, 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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jennifer sauder, IPDTA-CDT
​january 12, 2025

pupular trendz by jen
oxford county, waterloo region & surrounding areas, 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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erinn spicer, ctb.ccs, Ipdta-cdt
​may 28, 2024
redefined k9 - behavioural services
tavistock and surrounding areas
ONTARIO, CANADA


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​michelle ste. croix, CTB.CCS, IPDTA-CDT
february 18, 2025
Newcastle, 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


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​BRENNA WILSON, CTB.CCS IPDTA-CDT
FEBRUARY 13, 2024
ELITE K9
S
ERVING DURHAM & NORTHUMBERLAND
REGIONS, 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 [email protected]


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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