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For the past three years David has been working on behalf of the APBC with other interested parties towards the formation of the Animal Behaviour and Training Council (ABTC), which is being developed to regulate the education and training of those working in the animal behaviour modification sector.

There is no mystical “secret” to training dogs, as professed by some dog trainers. Dog training and owning can be perfected through simple yet effective methods that are well known to science. Illustrated by real life examples of how they have helped others, Dog Secrets explains how understanding these methods can make you a better dog trainer and have a more rewarding relationship with your dog.

David featured on “It’s Only a Theory” – a new TV panel game produced by Hat Trick for BBC 4, in which comedians Andy Hamilton and Reginald D Hunter join each week with a guest panellist to decide whether theories, proposed by experts in their field, deserve to be approved or consigned to be shredded.

David featured on “It’s Only a Theory” – a new TV panel game produced by Hat Trick for BBC 4, in which comedians Andy Hamilton and Reginald D Hunter join each week with a guest panellist to decide whether theories, proposed by experts in their field, deserve to be approved or consigned to be shredded.

David is very pleased to be able to say that at the recent AGM he was voted Chair of the Association of Pet Behaviour Counsellors (APBC).

A synopsis of David’s presentation on the negative impacts of training dogs using an electric shock collar originally given to the Scottish Parliamentary Cross Party Group for Animal Welfare at the Scottish Parliament on 13th September 2006.

The Association of Pet Behaviour Counsellors responds to the Scottish Government and Welsh Assembly Government consultations on the use, sale, distribution and possession of electronic training aids relating to cats and dogs.