The APDT Chronicle of the Dog 2017 Best Club Publication, Maxwell Medallion Winner as awarded by the Dog Writers Association of America
The APDT Chronicle of the Dog is published by the Association of Professional Dog Trainers 2365 Harrodsburg Road, Suite A325, Lexington, KY 40504 1-800-PET-DOGS | www. APDT. com
EDITORIAL Executive Editor Devon Hubbard Sorlie editor @ apdt. com
Managing Editor Mandy Roberts mandy. roberts @ apdt. com
Senior Designer / Production Chris Guzicki chris. guzicki @ theaiedge. com
Advertising Renee Duff renee. duff @ apdt. com
FOUNDER Ian Dunbar, Ph. D, BVetMed, MRCVS APDT BOARD OF DIRECTORS Chair Megan Stanley Vice Chair Nick Hof Secretary / Treasurer Khara Schuetzner Directors Fanna Easter Lisa McCluskey Heidi Meinzer Mark Forrest Patrick Immediate Past Chair Robin Bennett
APDT STAFF Executive Director David Feldner
Marketing, Communications and Project Manager Mandy Roberts
Director of Education Jennifer Franco
Exhibitor Relations Manager Nita Briscoe
Member Services Coordinator Rachel Gates
Sales Manager, COTD Renee Duff
The APDT Chronicle of the Dog is a quarterly educational publication for the APDT’ s members. Articles that support the APDT’ s mission of enhancing the human-dog relationship and advocating dog-friendly training are encouraged. Letters or articles that do not support the Mission Statement and / or Code of Ethics of the APDT may not be printed at the discretion of the editor. The opinions expressed by contributing authors are their own and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Association of Professional Dog Trainers.
SUBMISSIONS The APDT Chronicle of the Dog encourages the submission of originally written materials. Please query the editor for contributor guidelines prior to sending manuscripts. Instructions for contributors can be found on the APDT website or by emailing editor @ apdt. com. The APDT Chronicle of the Dog magazine follows the rules of the Associated Press Stylebook.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR To comment on authors’ work, or to let us know what topics you would like to see more of, contact our editor via email at editor @ apdt. com and attach your letter as a Microsoft Word or RTF file. Please put“ APDT Pick of the Letter” in the subject line of your email. Please limit your letter to 250 words or less. Please note, the editor reserves the right to edit for length, grammar and clarity.
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