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Zazie and Kristi discuss standards in dog training and animal behaviour with Fiona Cooke from the ABTC.

Leave us a voicemail! How can we set and maintain standards for dog training and animal behaviour? Zazie and Kristi are joined by Fiona Cooke, Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Animal Behaviour and Training Council to learn all about their important work in the UK, and what anyone can do if they want to make a difference. We talked about: What the ABTC doesWhy it's so important to follow a compassionate, non-punitive approach in training and animal behaviourThe wide range of organizations...

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Hosts: Zazie Todd, Kristi Benson

Guest: Fiona Cooke

Topics covered

• dog training
• animal behaviour
• standards
• compassionate training
• non-punitive approach

Keywords

• dog training
• animal behaviour
• ABTC
• compassionate training
• non-punitive

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Animal Behaviour and Training Council

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