The Pet Professional Guild

The Pet Professional Guild Welcome to The Pet Professional Guild. Helping pet professionals, pets and their families "Force free is a philosophy, not an ad slogan. Bob McMillan
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PPG is a 501c6 Non Profit Organization representing Dog Trainers, Behavior Consultants and Pet Care Professionals around the globe

The Pet Professional Guild - “Informed by Science, Guided by Empathy, Governed by Ethics"TM

Welcome to the Pet Professional Guild (PPG), home of compassionate Pet Professionals and pet owners from around the world. Together we are pursuing our passion for inspiring t

he pet industry and the world by emphasizing a holistic, humane and ethical approach to the care and training of family pets and by advocating for the physical, mental, environmental and nutritional well-being of the animals in our care. Mixing any other training style with positive training is like your neighborhood vegetarian cafe adding an all-you-can-eat steak night on Thursdays to boost traffic. It’s simply incompatible".

Behavior Teams – Professionals Working Together: Learn How You Can Get Involved! Watch a FREE On-Demand Informational Se...
07/01/2025

Behavior Teams – Professionals Working Together: Learn How You Can Get Involved! Watch a FREE On-Demand Informational Session here: https://www.petprofessionalguild.com/webinars-events/webinars/behavior-teams-professionals-working-together-on-demand/
✔Once you have watched the on-demand webinar and downloaded the guide, if you have questions, register for an upcoming live Q&A session via Zoom.
✔Behavior Teams was developed to facilitate teams of behavior experts and pet professionals who work together to support pets and their people with behavior and training programs. 
✔Let’s stop, think, and change the way we work with our colleagues and clients.

📚New Book Club Starts July 17!'Bark! The Science of Helping Your Anxious, Fearful, or Reactive Dog,' by Dr. Zazie Todd, ...
06/30/2025

📚New Book Club Starts July 17!
'Bark! The Science of Helping Your Anxious, Fearful, or Reactive Dog,' by Dr. Zazie Todd, founder of the popular blog Companion Animal Psychology
https://www.petprofessionalguild.com/webinars-events/webinars/positive-bookworm-club-bark-the-science-of-helping-your-anxious-fearful-or-reactive-dog-by-zazie-todd/
⏰This book club will meet from July 17 through September 22, 2025.
🎉Special author meetup event on September 22!
(PPG Members-Only Program)

New On-Demand Webinar: 'Can We Train Pet Dogs to Find Invasive Species and Save our Environment?' - with Melissa McCue-M...
06/27/2025

New On-Demand Webinar: 'Can We Train Pet Dogs to Find Invasive Species and Save our Environment?' - with Melissa McCue-McGrath,
host of the BewilderBeasts Podcast
https://www.petprofessionalguild.com/webinars-events/webinars/can-we-train-pet-dogs-to-find-invasive-species-and-save-our-environment-with-melissa-mccue-mcgrath/
🤓CEUs: PPAB 1, PMCT 1, IAABC 1, CCPDT 1, KPA 1
➡️This is an ON-DEMAND webinar. Register and watch any time!

Webinar Description:
In April of 2023, researchers at Texas Tech and Virginia Tech teamed up to run a proof-of-concept study – could pet dogs around the U.S. be trained to find one of the most environmentally damaging invasive species, the spotted lanternfly (SLF)? SLF is presently in 18 states, including New York and Massachusetts, and leaves the environment looking like “scorched earth without the fire.” It’s predicted to be in Maine by 2026, if not sooner.

Melissa McCue-McGrath, a dog trainer and behavior consultant at the Animal Welfare Society in Kennebunk, Maine, initially thought they would not be picked to participate in the study after applying in April, 2023. But, in November, she received an email with unexpected news. The researchers were looking for a second cohort of dogs and trainers to complete the study that winter.

Six pet dogs enrolled in McCue-McGrath’s scent work classes at the Animal Welfare Society in Kennebunk were tapped to represent Vacationland in the study. They were already trained to find a variety of oils on a Q-tip for fun, pivoted their focus to save the environment. The teams were shipped dead SLF eggs, packed them in a Pokemon lunchbox, and got to work.

This presentation describes the six teams’ ten month journey helping researchers across the country, how they trained their dogs to find SLF, and the challenges they overcame training in a brutal Maine winter as another environmental threat – climate change – threatened their plans.
➡️PPG Members use your $10.00 discount coupon code at registration.

Pet Professional Accreditation Board https://www.petprofessionalguild.com/about-ppab/eligibility-and-pricing/PPAB curren...
06/26/2025

Pet Professional Accreditation Board
https://www.petprofessionalguild.com/about-ppab/eligibility-and-pricing/
PPAB currently offers these credential levels:
✔Canine Training Technician – Accredited (CTT-A)
✔Professional Canine Trainer – Accredited (PCT-A)
✔Professional Canine Behavior Consultant – Accredited (PCBC-A)
✔Professional Feline Trainer – Accredited (PFT-A)
✔Professional Feline Behavior Consultant – Accredited (PFBC-A)

In the latest article in BARKS Magazine, Pat Miller discusses the "no-kill" movement and its flaws.
06/26/2025

In the latest article in BARKS Magazine, Pat Miller discusses the "no-kill" movement and its flaws.

by Pat Miller

06/24/2025

Live on PPG's page!
Come and Chat The Ethical Approach To Placing Rescue and Shelter Pets
Featuring: a panel of PPG members
*NEW* Date: July 10, 2025 Time: 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm (ET)

Send a message to learn more

Can We Train Pet   to Find Invasive Species and Protect Our Environment? - with Melissa McCue-McGrath of BewilderBeasts ...
06/24/2025

Can We Train Pet to Find Invasive Species and Protect Our Environment? - with Melissa McCue-McGrath of BewilderBeasts
⏰Day: June 26, 2025 ⏰Time: 10:30 - 11:30 AM ET
Hurry! Register today: https://www.petprofessionalguild.com/webinars-events/webinars/can-pet-dogs-around-the-us-be-trained-to-find-one-of-the-most-environmentally-damaging-invasive-species-with-melissa-mccue-mcgrath/
Webinar Description:
In April of 2023, researchers at Texas Tech and Virginia Tech teamed up to run a proof-of-concept study – could pet dogs around the U.S. be trained to find one of the most environmentally damaging invasive species, the spotted lanternfly (SLF)? SLF is presently in 18 states, including New York and Massachusetts, and leaves the environment looking like “scorched earth without the fire.” It’s predicted to be in Maine by 2026, if not sooner. Melissa McCue-McGrath, a dog trainer and behavior consultant at the Animal Welfare Society in Kennebunk, Maine, initially thought they would not be picked to participate in the study after applying in April, 2023. But, in November, she received an email with unexpected news. The researchers were looking for a second cohort of dogs and trainers to complete the study that winter. Six pet dogs enrolled in McCue-McGrath’s scent work classes at the Animal Welfare Society in Kennebunk were tapped to represent Vacationland in the study. They were already trained to find a variety of oils on a Q-tip for fun, pivoted their focus to save the environment. The teams were shipped dead SLF eggs, packed them in a Pokemon lunchbox, and got to work.

This presentation describes the six teams’ ten month journey helping researchers across the country, how they trained their dogs to find SLF, and the challenges they overcame training in a brutal Maine winter as another environmental threat – climate change – threatened their plans.

PPG Member cost: $20 with discount code
Non-member cost: $30

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