How can you improve the lives of shelter dogs?

October is Adopt-a-Shelter-Dog Month! KPA is proud to offer special discounts to help shelter employees and pet owners enrich the lives of the animals in their care Shelter Training & Enrichment  $299  $199  Improve the quality of life of shelter animals! In this course, you will learn how to solve common behavior problems, reduce stress and boredom with enrichment ideas, and teach simple behaviors to make shelter animals more appealing to adopters.  Enter to Win a Zoe Shelter Scholarship! If you are a shelter employee committed to positive reinforcement training, you may be eligible to receive a full scholarship toward the Shelter Training & Enrichment course!  Find out more about the scholarship and how your shelter can apply (application deadline 10/19).  Apply Now > Save 15% on Videos and 20% on Training Kits! Learn how to reduce stress and improve the lives of the animals in your care with our Shelter Training and Rescue videos—15% off through October 31. Help animals become more adoptable—and help adopters train their new pets—with 20% off our bestselling puppy and dog training kits. See All Adopt-a-Shelter-Dog Month Deals! Improving the Lives of Shelter Dogs: A Conversation with Karen Pryor  By KPCT We've always wanted to help dogs in shelters. Anybody trainer, really any person, who enters a shelter wants to help. Dogs don't always arrive at a shelter in the best shape behaviorally, and they need all the help that they can get. It is easy to see that there's so much that could be done—without even taking the animals out of the kennels. Often there is no place for shelter managers and staff to learn techniques that could help. Shelters can rarely afford to hire expensive behaviorists and trainers. Read more >  Certification That's Meaningful  Our Dog Trainer Professional program focuses on the science behind behavior and gives participants all of the skills needed to succeed as professional trainers! Click to learn more about each location: Now Offering Early Application Savings of $200* *Offered on select courses. May not be combined with other discounts or offers. See All Locations & Dates! Carolyn Clark to lead DTP Program in Toronto Q: Tell us about the first animal you trained. A: The first animal that I trained was a Siamese beta fish. It was a beautiful blue and I was twelve. He learned to swim through the loop of my thumb and index finger wherever and whenever this "loop" appeared in the aquarium. Q: Was there a particular dog/animal in your life that was your most important teacher? The first dog that was 100% trained with a marker and reinforcement was an English cocker spaniel, Penny. She learned new things so quickly and easily, and she understood concepts. I remember telling Penny when she was about six or eight months old how impressed I was that she was so smart, "even smarter than Kate." Read more of Carolyn's Q&A > Apply for DTP Toronto by Oct. 12th! Meet October Certified Training Partner (CTP) of the Month Lynne Stephens! Lynne Stephens, KPA CTP, is a canine agility specialist, trainer, and seminar presenter. She is the co-owner of DogLogic Training in Statesville, North Carolina. Lynne's professional experience as an educator in the United Kingdom is combined with 30+ years working with dogs, including as a competitor in dog sports. This unique skill set is well utilized in Lynne's work as a dog training instructor.                                                                                                                                           Read more >  Happy Clicking from all of us at KPCT! Karen Pryor Clicker Training | 49 River St., Suite 3 | Waltham, MA 02453 | 1-800-47-CLICK

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