The APDT International Chronicle of the Dog
2023 Dog Writers Association of America“ Best Annual, Special Interest, or Other Topic” Magazine 2021-2022, 2020, 2019, 2018 Dog Writers Association of America“ Best Annual, Special Interest, or Other Topic” Magazine 2017 Best Club Publication, Maxwell Medallion Winner as awarded by the Dog Writers Association of America
The Chronicle of the Dog is published by the Association for Professional Dog Training International 2365 Harrodsburg Road, Suite A325, Lexington, KY 40504 1-800-PET-DOGS | www. APDT. com
EDITORIAL
Editor Devon Hubbard Sorlie devon. sorlie @ apdt. com
Designer / Production Stephanie Wright stephanie @ swrightcreative. com
Advertising Matt Varney matt. varney @ apdt. com
FOUNDER Ian Dunbar, Ph. D, BVetMed, MRCVS
APDT INTERNATIONAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Chair Ines McNeil
Vice Chair Erica Marshall
Treasurer Sarah Bond
Directors Mandy Eakins Lisa Potts Christopher Rohland Kim Sauer
Immediate Past Chair Heidi Meinzer
APDT INTERNATIONAL STAFF
Executive Director Matt Varney
Director of Marketing and Communications Tricia Louque
Director of Education Jennifer Franco
Events Manager Abby Davis
Member Services Coordinator Brooke Ruppee
The Chronicle of the Dog is a quarterly educational publication for APDT International members. Articles that support APDT International’ s mission of enhancing 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 for Professional Dog Training International.
SUBMISSIONS
The 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 Chronicle of the Dog magazine follows the rules of the Associated Press Stylebook.
MEMBERSHIPS AND SUBSCRIPTIONS
Please call the APDT International business office at 1-800-PET-DOGS or go to www. apdt. com.
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 limit your letter to 250 words or less. Please note, the editor reserves the right to edit for length, grammar and clarity.
REPRINTS
Articles in this publication may not be reprinted without written permission from the APDT International. Please contact the APDT International office at information @ apdt. com with your request. Copyright 2025 by APDT International. All rights reserved.
ADVERTISING
Please contact us at matt. varney @ apdt. com to obtain a copy of rates, ad specifications, format requirements and deadlines. Advertising information is also available on the APDT International website. APDT International does not endorse or guarantee any products, services, or vendors mentioned in the Chronicle of the Dog, nor can it be responsible for problems with vendors or their products and services. The APDT International reserves the right to reject, at its discretion, any advertising.
APDT International is a USA-based organization and not affiliated with APDT organizations based in other countries.
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