The Healthy Happy Dog Summit will train YOU to provide the happiest, healthiest life possible for your pup!
Now “sit” and learn from 27+ of the world’s experts on dog health!

Bonding with Dogs Through Play

Arden Moore’s many “collars” in the pet world include national radio show host, podcast host, professional speaker/emcee, best-selling author, Fear Free certified professional and master pet first aid/CPR instructor. She has given hundreds of talks on the health, behaviour and safety for cats and dogs across the USA. Pets and people — that’s what Arden is all about.

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Dogs And Anxiety

Mikkel Becker is Vetstreet.com's resident trainer, magazine contributor and the co-author of six books, including Fearful to Fear Free. She specializes in reward-based training and behavior modification for dogs and cats. She has graduated from: the Karen Pryor Academy, the Purdue Dogs and Cats Course and the rigorous San Francisco SPCA Dog Training Academy. Certified in Fear Free methods and protocols, she has her Silver Handling Certificate through Dr. Sophia Yin’s course. 

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Getting Your Dog to Do Everything You Say

Chet Womach, dog trainer at The Dog Training Secret, is compelled by a vision to help simplify the process for how dog owners communicate with their dogs, so that they can finally have that loyal obedient dog they've always wanted. His training philosophy was born out of his early efforts in training exotic, undomesticated animals, and his realizations through that process that there are many effective ways to train animals beyond just the carrot and stick methods taught by nearly all trainers.

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Puppies 101

Victoria Stilwell is a world-renowned dog trainer best known as the star of the international hit TV series It's Me or the Dog. A passionate advocate for positive reinforcement dog training methods, Stilwell is the Editor-in-Chief of Positively.com. She is a vocal opponent of punitive, dominance-based training techniques and is also committed to helping the cause of animal rescue and rehabilitation.

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Are We Giving Our Dogs too Many Vaccines?

Dr. Dodds has spent more than 5 decades as a clinical research veterinarian. Her goal is to nurture, care for and protect pets while enhancing and improving their quality of life and longevity. She started Hemopet in 1986, which today offers a wide range of nonprofit services and educational activities.

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Dog First Aid You Need to Know

Dr. Deborah Mandell is currently a professor in emergency and critical care medicine and works in Ryan Hospital’s emergency room. As a pet safety advisor for the American Red Cross, she has provided expert review for Red Cross Dog First Aid and Cat First Aid guides, the Pet First Aid app, and the Cat and Dog First Aid online course. Dr. Mandell is also a member of the American Red Cross Scientific Advisory Council.

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Understanding Allergies in Dogs

Dr. Patrick Mahaney is a veterinarian, certified veterinary acupuncturist, and a certified veterinary journalist, he also offers traditional Chinese veterinary medicine. In order to serve the needs of his clients and patients on a personal basis he founded California Pet Acupuncture and Wellness, Inc. and does house calls. He’s a firm believer in the power of whole-food nutrition and is Chief Veterinary Office of PURE.

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Dogs, Cancer and Hospice Care

Dr. Jessica Vogelsang is one of the most widely read veterinarians on the web. A graduate of the prestigious UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine with experience in both emergency and general practice, Dr. V- as she is known on her website - started her award winning website pawcurious in 2009 as a way to share her love of animals with the world. Quickly recognized as an entertaining and informative voice in the pet world, Dr. V has become a sought-after contributor in print, video, and radio.

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How to Choose the Best Pet Service Providers

Jamie Migdal, CPDT-KA and CEO/Founder of FetchFind, has been innovating within the pet industry for over 25 years. A sought-after consultant and public speaker, Jamie has built four national pet service companies and has wide-ranging industry expertise in education, technology, business development, sales, marketing and management. FetchFind, provides staff training and engagement, as well as digital marketing and other business solutions, to pet care service and pet-friendly companies around the globe.

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Choosing the Best Toy for Your Dog

Stephanie Volo is the Top Dog and co-owner of Planet Dog, the socially responsible and award-winning dog products company. The Planet Dog Foundation funds exemplary non-profits that train and support working dogs such as search and rescue dogs, police dogs, guide dogs and therapy dogs). She believes that dogs are amazing! They are so intuitive, and offer so much to people who truly need them! 

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Dogs and Technology

Stacy Mantle is the founder of the popular website, Pets Weekly, and author of several books. When she's not writing, she can be found volunteering at animal rescue events around the country. She spends much of her time chronicling the stories of her life with pets. She actively serves on the Canine Cancer Association board and is active with Circle L Rescue Ranch, an affiliate of Feathers Foundation.

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Creating a Dog-friendly Garden

Alysa Slay, Psy. D, is the camp director and founder of Camp Dogwood, which is devoted to enhancing knowledge about dogs, the bond between humans and dogs, and the role of dogs in the community. Camp Dogwood encourages the use of positive reinforcement training methods, the relationship between dog and owner, and FUN! With over 20 years of experience working in, and consulting to, many summer camps for children, Alysa is excited to bring the “joys of camp” to dogs and their human companions.

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Grooming 101

Born and raised in Argentina, Jorge Bendersky is a lifelong dog lover. He became a celebrity dog groomer after moving to New York City and today, is one of Manhattan’s sought-after groomers, trimming and fluffing the four-legged children of some of New York City’s elite.
His deep commitment to giving back has led him to offer his talents to help dogs in need through a series of pet care workshops in NYC’s inner-city neighborhoods and by conducting seminars to help other groomers carry on this mission.

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Body Language: How Dogs and People Communicate

Dr. Nicholas Dodman is one of the world’s most noted and celebrated veterinary behaviorists. After spending several years in this area of research, he founded the Animal Behavior Clinic - one of the first of its kind - at Tufts in 1986. Since 1990; Dr Dodman has devoted all of his time to his specialty practice of animal behavior. He’s also an author, educator and regularly appears on radio and tv and holds several US patents for various inventions related to the control of animal behavior.

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How Dogs Help Humans

Kristen Jacobson is the Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience at the University of Chicago. In 2010, she began a new program of research investigating how human-animal interaction influences biology and behavior. This work includes both investigation of the impact that family pets have on youth outcomes, as well as experimental studies testing whether interactions with therapy dogs reduce stress and increase prosocial behavior.

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Animal Communication

Sonya Fitzpatrick is widely regarded as the most experienced and trusted animal communicator in the world. Her extensive work helping animals handle adversity has distinguished her as an expert in the field of animal communication. Sonya’s passion for animals and her understanding of the critical role they play in our lives provides a unique perspective on the way we need to interact with all of the animals in our world.

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Being an Advocate for Your Dog

Nikki Moustaki is active in dog rescue, pulling dogs from shelters, transporting, and fostering.
Her 46 published books have sold more than 500,000 copies, and her magazine articles, columns, and blogs reach over two million readers a month. Nikki grew up with birds, and became a renowned avian care and behavior consultant, author, and speaker, drawing from her experience as a bird breeder, and later, as a bird rescue advocate. 

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Will My Pet Make a Good Therapy Dog

Mary Margaret Callahan is the chief mission officer at Pet Partners, where she oversees the Therapy Animal Program. Responsible for supporting safe and effective animal-assisted interventions for Pet Partners teams across the U.S. and internationally, she works to ensure highly trained and professional volunteers are making a difference in their communities and promoting industry standards to ensure animal welfare. She has a deep appreciation for the strength of the human-animal bond.

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Traveling with Your Dog

Amy Burkert runs the pet travel website, GoPetFriendly.com. She helps pet parents do more with their pets by providing the tools and information needed, offering a platform where pet travelers can learn from and inspire each other, and by sharing the lessons she’s picked up while traveling full-time with her and her husband’s dogs for more than ten years.

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Rewards of Rescuing a Dog from a Shelter

Joanne Yohannan works as a Senior Vice President of Operations at North Shore Animal League America, a Non-Profit & Charitable Organization. Their vision is a future in which all companion animals find responsible, loving homes where they are free from abuse, hunger, fear, and loneliness and receive the care and respect they deserve.

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Essential Oils for Dogs

Dr. Janet Roark is a veterinarian and the proud owner of Hill Country Mobile Veterinary Service in Central Texas, she’s known worldwide as the Essential Oil Vet online. She started using essential oils for her own health after battling physical as well as emotional struggles related to stress and anxiety. She has helped thousands of animals and families overcome struggles and start living their best lives - thriving instead of surviving - through natural health and wellness.

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Common Dog Ailments You Need to Know

Dr. Andy Roark is a practicing veterinarian, international speaker, author, and media personality. He is the founder of the Uncharted Veterinary Conference and DrAndyRoark.com. He has been an award-winning columnist for DVM360 and has received the Veterinarian of the Year Award from the South Carolina Association of Veterinarians.

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Raw Food 101

Dr. Ian Billinghurst is a nutritionist, agricultural scientist, veterinary surgeon, acupuncturist and nutritional consultant. He is the author of Give Your Dog a Bone, Grow Your Pups With Bones and The BARF Diet, which discusses the basic principles of canine nutrition using raw, whole and commonly available foods. He conducts clinical and literature research into nutrition, writes and lectures on evolutionary nutrition and produces his own brand of pet foods.

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Trends in Pet Food

Dr. Donna Spector is Internal Medicine Specialist, practicing at various hospitals since 2000.
She has written and published hundreds of articles on Internal Medicine topics as well as lectured extensively on many topics, including feline asthma, the diagnosis and management of immune-mediated disorders, kidney failure and gastrointestinal disorders. She provides clinical consultations to veterinarians throughout the U.S. and Canada. She offers unique procedures such as fecal transplantation in the management of gastrointestinal disorders and other holistic approaches when applicable.

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Overweight Dogs

Dr. Katy Nelson is an associate veterinarian at the Belle Haven Animal Medical Centre in Alexandria, VA., as well as the host and executive producer of The Pet Show with Dr. Katy. She is a Certified Veterinary Journalist and serves on the Board of Directors for the Humane Society Veterinary Medical Association, as well as the Animal Welfare League of Arlington, VA. She is also a passionate advocate for pet rescue.

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