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Mandate
Vision
Statement
Mission
Statement
IPDTA
Standards
IPDTA
Code
of
Conduct
False
Claims
to
IPDTA
Membership
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Our
Mandate
The
International
Positive
Dog
Training
Association
is
for
dog-related
professionals,
human
companions
and
enthusiasts
who
wish
to
stand
against
abuse
through
their
own
behaviour
by
treating
all
living
things
with
respect,
and
by
learning
and
educating
about;
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tools and techniques for creating
and changing canine behaviour to ensure that a dog’s learning and living
experience is pleasant and effective
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fair and realistic expectations
in canine companionship and training
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a dog’s physical, emotional and
psychological well-being and basic needs
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creating a strong human/canine
bond based on mutual trust and respect
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Vision
Statement
Our aim is to motivate
people to base their human/canine relationships on positive reinforcement by
teaching and shaping wanted behaviours instead of punishing unwanted ones.
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Mission
Statement
Our goal is to educate
people world-wide and help them strengthen their human/canine bond as well as
offer alternatives to aversive tools and techniques through the teaching,
learning and sharing of proven positive techniques, while continuously exploring
and analyzing new methods.
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IPDTA
Standards
The
IPDTA
and
its
members
stand
against
abuse
in
the
name
of
dog
training
and
behaviour
modification
through
personal
example,
research
and
education.
Being
a
positive
dog
trainer
is
not
a
job
description,
it
is a
way
of
life.
Because
our
member’s
behaviours
directly
reflect
on
our
association,
and
people
who
use
our
“Find
a
Trainer”
webpage
expect
a
positive
dog
trainer,
IPDTA
members
are
required
to
live
up
to a
code
of
conduct
that
demonstrates
our
positive
beliefs.
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IPDTA
Code
of
Conduct
IPDTA members must treat
all living things with respect, whether animal or human.
IPDTA members must
refrain from all bashing or personal attacks including but not limited to other
members and dog trainers, both on and off the IPDTA email group.
All IPDTA email group
postings must be positive in nature, whether sharing, supporting, assisting or
educating one another.
Any tool or technique
that was designed as an aversive or to cause fear and/or pain for the dog is not
to be used by IPDTA members, anyone training at the member's facility or
training in any capacity under the member's business name.
If at any point a tool or
technique causes fear, other alternatives must be investigated. We understand
that when working with fearful dogs this may be unavoidable. Under these
circumstances the environment must be controlled and rehabilitation sessions
must be kept short in order to keep the dog’s distress to a minimum throughout
rehabilitation.
Any interrupter must not
be aversive in nature and should only serve to get the dog’s attention – or to
interrupt an unwanted behaviour in order to re-direct and reinforce an
alternative behaviour. Unless the dog is in danger, interrupters that startle
the dog or cause fear are unacceptable.
IPDTA members are
required to learn about canine body language and calming signals in order to
understand how a dog is feeling at a glance. Without a good understanding of
canine body language it is impossible to know whether or not a tool or technique
falls within IPDTA guidelines for humane training.
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Any tool or technique immediately
becomes unacceptable if the subject dog shows any sign of pain, distress or
increased anxiety.
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Any tool or technique with a high
risk of misuse, abuse and/or malfunction resulting in fear or pain for the
dog is unacceptable.
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The misuse and/or abuse of any
tool or technique is unacceptable.
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The IPDTA believes that although
physical punishment in training may achieve short term results, punishment
simply creates avoidance and does not address the root cause of the
problem. Physical punishment comes with a high risk of damage to the dog’s
temperament, physical, emotional and/or psychological well-being, and as
result is unacceptable.
With numerous proven and
effective alternatives, IPDTA members believe there is no need or excuse for the
use of physical punishment in dog training.
The IPDTA accepts that a
dog must learn to enjoy and accept reasonable handling and restraint in order to
remain safe and receive proper care, but any such handling or restraint that
causes un-necessary physical and/or emotional trauma to the dog is not
acceptable. Dogs with an aversion to handling and/or restraint must be
desensitized and counter-conditioned by a qualified, positive trainer.
IPDTA members must agree
to conduct any and all training, behaviour modification and interactions between
animals and people using only IPDTA-accepted methods and ideals.
Any member who violates
the IPDTA code of conduct will immediately forfeit his or her membership with
IPDTA as well as all related membership dues and/or fees. The Standing Chair
maintains the right to revoke any membership at his or her discretion.
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False Claims to
Membership
In order to maintain the integrity of our
association; any member whose membership has been revoked, or has not renewed
their membership by the due date has seven days from that date to remove any
reference of IPDTA membership from their website and/or any and all advertising. If
the Chair is informed of a person making false claim to IPDTA membership after
this time, whether by voice, digital or hard copy, if the person has not
requested and been granted a time extension to remove the claim, the person and/or business
name will be listed on the "Find A Trainer" page of the IPDTA website making it
clear that the person is in fact NOT a member unless or until the Chair has been
contacted with proof that all claims have been discontinued. If the person
has listed his/her membership in a forum that cannot be cancelled such as but
not limited to yellow pages advertising, the person will remain on the list
until the publication has expired unless a time extension has been granted.
Once again, the person is required to contact the Chair to inform him/her when
it has been removed.
Any person who has never been a member but is
falsely claiming IPDTA membership will be notified if possible and immediately
added to the aforementioned IPDTA webpage until the Chair has been contacted
proving that all claims have been discontinued .
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