Owner/trainer, Cindy Ludwig is a Karen Pryor Academy (KPA) graduate, Certified Training Partner (KPA-CTP), and Certified Professional Dog Trainer (CPDT-KA). Canine Connection LLC was founded in the spring of 2009 in Dubuque, Iowa. Owner, Cindy Ludwig is a 2010 graduate, with distinction, of the world renowned Karen Pryor Academy for Animal Training & Behavior, a 6-month-long rigorous professional dog trainer education program. She is also a Certified Professional Dog Trainer (Certification Council for Professional Dog Trainers), master's prepared professional adult educator, and licensed registered nurse. Cindy has completed advanced training and graduate level university coursework in canine behavior and behavior modification. Prior to 2007, she was an amateur trainer and pet owner, and has been a long time volunteer at animal shelters since the early 1990's. Trainer profile here: https://training.apdt.com/profile/0d3361bb-8587-483e-ad60-74765f3ad296?location=ChIJ1566BO2KxYcR-e8eMUGxeSM&city=Willard,%20Missouri,%20USA&page=1
Services offered: group and private lessons, behavior consultation/modification
Available for speaking engagements on clicker training, bite prevention, service dogs, therapy dogs, etc.; workshops on clicker training/operant conditioning, etc. Also offering distance training assistance and consultations in multiple formats. This page is an educational outreach service for clients and friends of Canine Connection LLC. The flavor is friendly, positive and informative, and the language is purposefully kept non-technical, polite and simple. Please honor that intention. Thank you! COPYRIGHT NOTICE: All original writing and artwork, including photographs, on this page is copyrighted by Canine Connection LLC, 2009-2025. Unauthorized reproduction and distribution is strictly prohibited under U.S. federal copyright law.
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(12/18/2016) Just to reiterate, for those who may be new here, this page is an educational outreach of Canine Connection LLC, a professional dog training service based in Missouri, founded in Iowa, USA. As the owner of the business and page administrator, I would like to welcome you if you're a newcomer. The more who learn about force-free positive reinforcement training, specifically clicker training, the better! However, please keep in mind that this page belongs to a professional dog trainer and is not a public bulletin board or a place for criticism or debate, especially among dog trainers. Please refrain from posting confrontational and argumentative remarks, and promoting your own, or someone else's training business here. My primary audience is the dog-owning public. I know a lot of trainers follow this page. Some just pop in to grab my links and run, others offer thoughtful feedback and supportive discussion, but the reason this page exists is for my clients and other dog owners interested in finding information they can trust about dog behavior and training. I like to mix in some fun videos and other information pertaining to dogs from reliable sources. I'm very selective about what I post here, including the mix of information and posts for purely entertainment value. I require polite, respectful behavior on this page. It is not a page to argue, post personal attacks, or use anything other than G-rated language. I ask people to find something to like rather than find fault, whenever possible, and to keep the discussion non-technical for my intended audience. I'm diligent about keeping the tone civil and comfortable for everyone, so please be nice! Again, welcome newcomers - I hope you enjoy yourselves here and find something to like! Cindy Ludwig, M.A., B.S., R.N., KPA-CTP, CPDT-KA
Owner, Canine Connection LLC
www.canineconnectionmo.com
8-5-2017 It should go without saying, that this post, as well as any other original writing or artwork, including but not limited to photographs, on this page as well as the Canine Connection LLC website is protected under U.S. federal copyright law. Copying, publishing, and distributing, or even adapting original writing, photos, charts and other artwork from this page and the Canine Connection website constitutes theft of intellectual property, is illegal, and is punishable by heavy fines and imprisonment.
