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Tuesdays and alternate Wednesdays: Elmhurst Animal Hospital 

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Trainers
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1   Link   Karen Pryor Academy
Karen Pryor is the founder of using clickers as tools for positive reinforcement based training. Her Academy is an extensive program for teaching reinforcement training methods to trainers.
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2   Link   Terri Tepper
Terri Tepper is a Karen Pryor Academy Certified Trainer in Barrington, IL. She can be reached at 847 567 2118 as well as clicking on her name to be taken to her web site.
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3   Link   Laura Monaco Torelli
Laura Monaco Torelli is certified by the Karen Pryor Training Academy. She is located in Chicago.
(815) 353-0014

Certifications:
KPA
CTP
CPDT Certified through APDT
APDT Professional Member
ABMA (The Animal Behavior Management Alliance) Professional Member
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4   Link   Janice Triptow
Janice Triptow, a certified dog behavior consultant (CDBC), a certified pet dog trainer (CPDT) and a professional member of the Association of Pet Dog Trainers (APDT).
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5   Link   Patricia Rattray
Patricia Rattray is a trainer certified through Purdue University. Pat is also an assistant with Chicagoland Veterinary Behavior Consultants and can be reached at 630-231-1544
Oswego/Naperville/Aurora, IL
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6   Link   Jamie Damato
AnimalSense Dog Training
773-ASK-DOGS (773-275-3647)
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7   Link   Robin Sweeney
For the Love of Dogs
In home Dog Training
Member A.P.D.T.
Certified by Purdue University
Wheaton, IL
630.668.0647
Email: ElsaBear@aol.com
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8   Link   Candy Schultz
630-372-1150
Carol Stream, IL
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9   Link   Narnia Pet Behavior and Training
630-904-0895
Plainfield, IL
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Animal News

animal behavior news from mongabay.com
  • Fear and conservation
    How does fear shape the behavior and conservation of deer, moose and antelope, not to mention carnivores such as wolves, bears, and even tigers? What is the natural state of wildlife, and how do animals know or learn which species to ignore or fear? Should we reintroduce predators to former habitats, even though the prey animals may be unprepared for their return?
  • Why do different species of bird lay different numbers of eggs?
    Clutch size varies greatly between bird species. Researchers now have a better idea why. Analyzing data on clutch size, biology, and habitat for 5,290 species of birds, a team of biologists — Walter Jetz (UC San Diego), Cagan H. Sekercioglu (Stanford University), and Katrin Böhning-Gaese (Johannes Gutenberg-Universität) — developed a model to predict variations in the number of eggs a species lays. They found clutch sizes are consistently largest in cavity nesters and in species occupying seasonal environments. The findings add depth and complexity to previous research that has shown short-lived species — ones that face high predation or have low survival rates among offspring — tend to lay more eggs than longer-lived species, which invest more resources in raising their offspring.
  • Insect intelligence: paper wasps display strong long-term memory
    A recent study in Current Biology finds that paper wasps are capable of remembering rivals a week after initially meeting. As a highly social insect, the discovery proves that the paper wasps' social interactions are based on applied memory rather than simple instinct. The finding overturns many ideas about the intelligence of insects.
  • Mediterranean bluefin tuna originate in the Gulf of Mexico
    Researchers have discovered a previously unknown migratory route for the northern bluefin tuna, proving for the first time that the species' Mediterranean and North American subpopulations interact. According to the paper published in Science the two groups meet as juveniles then return to their birthplace to spawn. For a critically-endangered species that is still heavily fished, the new finding has large conservation and management implications.
  • For Australian beetles bigger is better; while American beetles don't care about size
    Researchers have discovered a dung beetle that may be evolving into separate species in a few decades rather than thousands or millions of years. Separated geographically, sub-populations of the species show large differences in the size of their genitalia and horns. Such distinctions could create new species in a short time, because beetles with largely different genitalia cannot successfully mate.
  • When in season, wolves choose salmon over deer
    The popular image of hunting wolves is a pack bearing down on a deer, working in concert to make the kill. However, new research has discovered that when available, wolves largely forgo hoofed mammals for salmon.