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# Chat with dog trainer Valerie Pollard
- URL: https://www.traincanine.com/dog-trainer-val-pollard/
- Published: 2017-04-18T14:51:16.000Z
- Updated: 2021-12-27T18:24:30.000Z
- Author: Sarah Filipiak
- Tags: dog trainer certification

In this 15-minute chat, we talk with longtime dog trainer Valerie Pollard about the dawn of the [Association of Professional Dog Trainers](http://www.apdt.com/?ref=traincanine.com), why trainers should be excited about certification with the [International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants](http://iaabc.org/?ref=traincanine.com), and what dog training clients need most from their trainers.

Valerie has been training dogs professionally since 1979 and serves as the chair of the IAABC’s Application Review Committee. 

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