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International Positive Dog Training Association
Setting The International Standard For Humane Dog Training



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 - September 1, 2002
Founder & Chair
ACTT - Applied Canine Therapy & Training
CCS - Canine Correspondence Studies

Representative for Canada and all areas not otherwise represented

Marmora, Ontario, Canada

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Greg Ceci, IPDTA-CDT - March 10, 2010
Co-Chair

ACTT - Applied Canine Therapy & Training
​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 Television Show and author of numerous books including the Intelligence of Dogs, How To Speak Dog and How Dogs Think
Vancouver Dog Obedience Training Club

Vancouver, 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

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ALBERTA, CANADA


​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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BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA


​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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MANITOBA, CANADA


​Christie Golebiowski CTB.ccs, IPDTA-CDT - April 29, 2017
TLC - Training Loyal Companions
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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NEWFOUNDLAND, CANADA


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

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NOVA SCOTIA, CANADA


Chris Johnstone-Laurette, CTB.ccs, IPDTA-CDT - September 1, 2002
Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Cana
da - littlebrothercoyote@gmail.com
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ONTARIO, CANADA


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
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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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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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​Lisa F. Hoffman, CTB.ccs, IPDTA-CDT - June 25, 2020
Living Better Dog Training With Lisa F. Hoffman
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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Shahaff Idan, CTB.ccs, IPDTA-CDT - May 31, 2010
Blue Dog Training
Burlington, Ontario, Canada - Shahaff@BlueDogTraining.ca

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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
Positive in home puppy training and gentle behaviour modification in Quinte Region, Ontario Canada. Also on Facebook!  

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

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​Valerie Love, CTB.ccs, IPDTA-CDT - April 2, 2021
Good As Gold K9 School
​Mt. Albert, Ontario, Canada ​

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Kirstin Lukastko, 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
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Seaforth, 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
Owner - Happy Tails Doggie Daycare & Training
Cambridge, 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
Collingwood, Wasaga Beach and Surrounding Areas, 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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Amanda Rich, CTB.ccs, IPDTA-CDT - August 14, 2014
Happy Tails Doggie Daycare & Training
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

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QUEBEC, CANADA


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

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SASKATCHEWAN


Cathie Hertz, CTB.ccs, IPDTA-CDT - August 20, 2019
Pawsitive Pups Training
Representative for Saskatchewan
Swift Current, Saskatchewan, Canada
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DENMARK


Roberto Barata, CTB.ccs, IPDTA-CDT - July 16, 2013
Roberto Barata Anthrozoology/Mentoring/Animal Behaviour

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FRANCE


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

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PORTUGAL


See Roberto Barata, CTB.ccs, IPDTA-CDT in DENMARK


PHILIPPINES


Onayd Lumbao, IPDTA-CDT - January 6, 2006
Trail Dogs Philippines

Pasig City, Philippines
Representative for the Philippines

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UKRAINE, KRIVOY ROG


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

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COLORADO, USA


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

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FLORIDA, USA


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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