Dog Talk with Nick Benger

Ken Ramirez is the Executive Vice President and Chief Training Officer at Karen Pryor Clicker Training. He also spent 26 years at Chicago's Shedd Aquarium caring for over 32,000 animals. Ken has trained animals for over 40 years and is the author of Animal Training: Successful Animal Management Through Positive Reinforcement.

Taz Nicholls is a dog trainer based in Wellington, New Zealand. He is best known for his Facebook page Lewis Nicholls Dog Training on which he's amassed over twelve thousand followers. In this podcast we talk about the importance of discussing controversial topics, the people that inspire Taz and how he went from bullying his Jack Russell to learning how to train dogs properly and amassing a huge social media following in the process.

Nancy is a certified trainer with the CCPDT, and a certified behavior consultant with the IAABC. She teaches seminars, webinars, and workshops on dog training, dog behavior, and the business end of training throughout Canada, the US, and Europe. She has presented at conferences for the Pet Professional Guild (USA), the IAABC (UK), DogEvent (France), and will be presenting at the WOOF! 2019 conference in February here in the UK. She is also an instructor for Fenzi Dog Sports Academy, where she teaches online courses focusing on various topics including treating separation anxiety and learning to use desensitization and counter-conditioning to help fearful dogs. Nancy’s professional background in public relations, communications, and customer service management has inspired her to share her business experience with dog trainers to increase their bottom line and to take the stress out of communicating with difficult clients. Nancy has written numerous articles on dog behaviour and is a regular contributor to the Whole Dog Journal. She shares her home in Quebec, Canada with her husband Tom and their Border Terrier, Bennigan.

Jane is an incredible Gundog trainer and working Cocker Spaniel breeder. She is a regular speaker and lecturer on topics such as predatory chase behaviour, training gundogs and mindfulness for dogs and their owners. Jane runs Waggawuffins Canine College in Bury, England and offers courses for instructors as well as a membership group for people of all abilities. She was also Kennel Club trainer of the year in 2015.

Agnieszka Janarek is the founder of the Polish Nosework Association and soon to be host of her own podcast. She runs online courses for students worldwide and has taken part in multiple sports with her three rescue dogs. In this podcast we talk about getting started in nosework, the various labels surrounding "positive dog training" and the state of dog training in Poland.

Ruby Welsford is a founder of the UK Disc Dog Association and runs workshops and demonstrations nationwide. Ruby’s dog Betsy Boo the Amazing Frisbee Dog is also her owner-trained assistance dog.

Rachel Wilson is a bikejoring and canicross competitor with her Staffordshire Bull Terrier Hulk. She is also a professional dog trainer and works for Glendee Kennels.

Dominic Hodgson is the author of How To Be Your Dog's Superhero and Walk Yourself Wealthy. He is the host of two podcasts and is a pet business coach. Dominic runs Pet Business Bootcamps in Sunderland, England for pet professionals to learn about how to make their business better.

Peter Giljam is the animal training coordinator at Kolmarden Zoo in Sweden. He is a specialist in marine mammals and has previously won the People's Choice Award at the 2013 IMATA conference. He became the vice president of IMATA in 2016. Peter blogs regularly on the topic of animal training at Zoospensefull.com.

Eric Brad is a blogger on the topic of dog training and author of Dogs: As They Are, Dogs: Effective Learning and Relationships: Life With Dogs. Jo-Rosie Haffenden is the host of TV shows Rescue Dog to Super Dog & Teach My Pet to Do That and the author of Real Dog Yoga.