Resources

Education

Karen Pryor Clicker Training
Great resource for anyone interested dog training, coming from one of the country’s foremost experts on positive reinforcement animal training. Karen Pryor invented clicker training as we know it today in the 1960s when she had to train dolphins at Sea World and traditional punishment methods proved useless.

Dog Star Daily
Articles, dog training tips, daily blog posts by dog trainers, and video clips/podcasts, all from another positive reinforcement dignitary, Dr. Ian Dunbar. The author of many books and a worldwide lecturer, Dr. Dunbar is considered the father of humane puppy training.

Association of Pet Dog Trainers (APDT)
A professional organization of individual trainers committed to becoming better trainers through education, of which we at New Beginnings K-9 Training are proud members. APDT promotes positive reinforcement dog training methods.

The American Society of Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

The Humane Society of the United States