List of dog trainers
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This list of dog trainers lists people involved in dog training
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Dog training
Dog training is the process of teaching skills or behaviors to a dog. This can include teaching a dog to respond to certain commands, or helping the dog learn coping skills for stressful environments. Dog training often includes operant conditioning, classical conditioning, or non-associative...
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- Steve AustinSteve Austin (dog trainer)Steve Austin is an Australian dog trainer, who has been training dogs for over 25 years. He is renown as one of Australia's top animal trainers, with a particular skill in dog behaviour and training. His lifetime in dog training has seen him train animals for quarantine, search and rescue, police...
, judge on the Network TenNetwork TenNetwork Ten , is one of Australia's three major commercial television networks. Owned-and-operated stations can be found in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth, while affiliates extend the network to cover most of the country...
series Celebrity Dog SchoolCelebrity Dog SchoolCelebrity Dog School was an Australian reality series which aired on Network Ten. It was based on the original version aired in the UK. The show was hosted by Larry Emdur, who also hosted The Price is Right on the Nine Network, and Wheel of Fortune on the Seven Network... - Francis ButlerFrancis ButlerFrancis Butler was an American author, veterinarian, and dog trainer, who lived in New York until his death. His success with the training and control of dogs is said to have been remarkable. He is also noted for being the first recorded owner of a Great Dane in the United States.Butler was...
, author and veterinarian who specialised in the training and control of dogs - Anne Rogers ClarkAnne Rogers ClarkAnne Rogers Clark was an American dog breeder and trainer and one of the few people licensed to judge all 165 breeds and varieties recognized by the American Kennel Club.She was the first woman to win best in show at Westminster as a professional handler, and she tied for second there among all...
, co-author of the The International Encyclopedia of Dogs and first woman to win best in show at Westminster as a professional handler - Felix HoFelix HoFelix Ho is a canine behaviorist, animal trainer, writer, athlete, and international Schutzhund/IPO competitor. He is one of the most recognized dog sport competitors and behaviorists in the world, and one of the few dog trainers that has gained international popularity...
, Professional Dog Behaviorist, International Dog Sport championship competitor and judge - Martin DeeleyMartin DeeleyMartin Deeley, a dog trainer based in Florida, has been training dogs for over 30 years. He has written three books on dog training. Deeley writes regularly for European and American magazines and has devised, directed and presented 13 training videos. Martin runs regular workshops and seminars...
, 2007 UK Gundog Trainer of the Year - Tamar GellerTamar GellerTamar Geller is a dog trainer who developed "the Loved Dog" method of dog training. After serving as an officer in Israeli military intelligence, she dedicated her time to observing wolves in the wild and studying how the parent canines trained their young...
, developer of "the Loved Dog" method of dog training - Frank InnFrank InnFrank Inn was born as Elias Franklin Freeman, was an American animal trainer. He trained several animals for movies, but was most known for his work with the dogs in the Benji series.-Personal life:...
, professional animal trainer who worked with the dogs in the BenjiBenjiBenji is the name of a fictional dog who has been the focus of several movies from 1974 through the 2000s. It is also the title of the first film in the Benji series....
series - Brian KilcommonsBrian KilcommonsBrian Kilcommons is an American dog trainer. He is a protégé of the late Barbara Woodhouse and the only North-American to have studied under Woodhouse in Great Britain.Kilcommons grew up in Levittown, New York...
, author of various pet training manuals and winner of Dr Steve Kritsick Memorial Award from the NY State Veterinary Medical Society - Cesar MillanCesar MillanCesar Millan, is a Mexican-born American dog trainer. A self-taught expert, he is widely known for his television series The Dog Whisperer with Cesar Millan, now in its seventh season and broadcast in more than eighty countries worldwide...
, star of on the National Geographic ChannelNational Geographic ChannelNational Geographic Channel, also commercially abbreviated and trademarked as Nat Geo, is a subscription television channel that airs non-fiction television programs produced by the National Geographic Society. Like History and the Discovery Channel, the channel features documentaries with factual...
series Dog WhispererDog WhispererDog Whisperer with Cesar Millan is a reality television series that features Cesar Millan's work with problem dogs. In the United States, the program airs exclusively on the Nat Geo WILD channel with season 8 expected to premiere in 2012.... - Paul Owens, author of the 1999 book The Dog Whisperer and a DVD of the same name (unrelated to the above TV series)
- Victoria Stillwell, host of Channel 4Channel 4Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the Channel...
series It's Me or the DogIt's Me or the DogIt's Me or the Dog is a television program produced by television production company Shed Media US, in which dog trainer Victoria Stilwell tackles behavioral problems in dogs by teaching their owners responsible dog ownership...
and judge on the CBS show Greatest American DogGreatest American DogGreatest American Dog was an American reality television show on CBS. It debuted on July 10, 2008 and was hosted by Jarod Miller with judges Victoria Stilwell, Allan Reznik, and Wendy Diamond... - Kyra SundanceKyra SundanceKyra Sundance is a dog trainer, performer, and author.Kyra and her Weimaraners perform live acrobatic shows, and have appeared at professional sports halftime shows, and on television shows such as The Tonight Show, Ellen, ET, Worldwide Fido Awards, Animal Planet's Pet Star, Showdog Moms & Dads,...
, stunt dog performer and author of the bestselling book 101 Dog Tricks - Ronald WhiteRonald White (dog trainer)Ronald White is a professional dog trainer, and star of the nationally syndicated PBS show, Animal Attractions Television. Formerly a truck driver, but an avid lover of dogs, he always maintained an interest for training as a side job/hobby, but as word spread around Ronald's hometown of unique...
, star of the PBS show Animal Attractions TelevisionAnimal Attractions TelevisionAnimal Attractions Television is a television program about the deep affection people have for their pets. The show is hosted by Alex Boylan, Megan Blake and Chrishaunda Lee. This series airs on PBS stations in the US, and is funded in part by Hill's Science Diet. There were three seasons of the... - Barbara WoodhouseBarbara WoodhouseBarbara Kathleen Vera Woodhouse , was a well known British dog trainer, author and television personality. Her 1980 television series Training Dogs the Woodhouse Way made her into a household name in the UK...
, host of BBCBBCThe British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
series Training Dogs the Woodhouse Way and author of No Bad Dogs and Dog Training My Way - M. Christine ZinkM. Christine ZinkM. Christine "Chris" Zink DVM, PhD, ACVP, is the director of the Department of Molecular and Comparative Pathobiology at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. She also holds professorships in the Department of Pathology at Johns Hopkins and in the Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology...
, veterinarian known for consulting and writing on canine athletics