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Fair & Effective
Dog Training
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The Home of Kind, Fair & Effective Dog Training
Search for a Dog Trainer
You can search by name of trainer or services, e.g. puppy, behaviour, obedience or agility
Welcome
The APDT is a not-for-profit organisation established in 1995 to promote training skills that improve the welfare of dogs and the competence of dog owners.
About Us
APDT members undergo a rigorous assessment of both theoretical and practical knowledge and are committed to using kind, fair and effective training methods when teaching dogs and their owners. All members work in accordance with a Code of Practice which prohibits them from using aversive training methods.
The APDT promotes training skills and techniques based on up-to-date, researched methods that are in keeping with modern learning theory.
Members provide education (via pet dog training classes and one-to-one lessons) to the dog owning public.
The APDT support and cooperate with other organisations in any activity that will add to the body of knowledge of canine training and behaviour, and offer information and courses to educate our members, subscribers and the general public.
New – Online Webinars
Zoom webinars now available for members and non members.
Learn from the comfort of your sofa!
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DOG TRAINERS
DOG OWNERS
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- Bedfordshire 5
- Berkshire 10
- Bristol 8
- Buckinghamshire 18
- Cambridgeshire 11
- Cheshire 18
- Cornwall 3
- County Durham 8
- Cumbria 9
- Derbyshire 7
- Devon 15
- Dorset 10
- Durham 0
- East Riding of Yorkshire 4
- East Sussex 9
- Essex 23
- Gloucestershire 11
- Greater Manchester 15
- Guernsey 2
- Hampshire 29
- Herefordshire 7
- Hertfordshire 14
- Jersey 1
- Kent 11
- Lancashire 11
- Leicestershire 14
- Lincolnshire 18
- London 36
- Merseyside 7
- Middlesex 6
- Norfolk 11
- North Yorkshire 12
- Northamptonshire 5
- Northumberland 5
- Nottinghamshire 9
- Oxfordshire 7
- Rutland 0
- Shropshire 8
- Somerset 20
- South Yorkshire 3
- Staffordshire 9
- Suffolk 3
- Surrey 35
- Tyne & Wear 13
- Warwickshire 7
- West Midlands 12
- West Sussex 11
- West Yorkshire 21
- Wiltshire 19
- Worcestershire 11
- Aberdeenshire 3
- Angus 2
- Argyllshire 1
- Ayrshire 2
- Banffshire 0
- Berwickshire 0
- Buteshire 0
- Caithness 0
- Clackmannanshire 1
- Dumfries-shire 3
- Dunbartonshire 2
- East Lothian 0
- Fife 1
- Inverness-shire 1
- Kincardineshire 0
- Kinross-shire 1
- Kirkcudbrightshire 0
- Lanarkshire 14
- Midlothian 8
- Morayshire 0
- Nairnshire 0
- Orkney Islands 0
- Peebles-shire 0
- Perthshire 5
- Renfrewshire 4
- Ross & Cromarty 0
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- Selkirkshire 0
- Shetland Islands 0
- Stirlingshire 1
- Sutherland 0
- West Lothian 0
- Wigtownshire 0
- Blaenau Gwent 1
- Bridgend 3
- Caerphilly 0
- Cardiff 2
- Carmarthenshire 2
- Ceredigion 1
- Conwy 2
- Denbighshire 5
- Flintshire 1
- Gwynedd 1
- Isle of Anglesey 0
- Merthyr Tydfil 0
- Monmouthshire 2
- Neath Port Talbot 1
- Newport 0
- Pembrokeshire 4
- Powys 3
- Rhondda Cynon Taff 3
- Swansea 1
- Torfaen 1
- Vale of Glamorgan 2
- Wrexham 0
APDT Courses
PART ONE COURSE
The first part of our ABTC recognised Dog Training Instructors' Course - for people who have little or no experience of dog training instructing.
PART TWO COURSE
The final part of our ABTC recognised Dog Training Instructors' Course - for people who have successfully completed the Part One (previously 'Foundation') course within the last three years.
ADVANCED COURSE
Our Advanced course is for instructors with at least one year’s experience of teaching classes.
COURSES FAQ's
FAQ's and Information to help you make an informed decision about which course is right for you.
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