Michelle Douglas is a Certified Professional Dog Trainer (CPDT-KA) and Certified Dog Behavior Consultant (CDBC). She is featured in the books Top Tips from Top Trainers (©2010 TFH Publications) and The Dog Trainer's Resource, The APDT Chronicle of the Dog Collection (©2006 Dogwise). She is a Professional Member of APDT, a certified member of the IAABC, a member of the Association of Professional Humane Educators, a licensed Family Paws Parent Educator, an approved AKC Canine Good Citizen Evaluator, and a Mentor Trainer for Animal Behavior College.

 

Certifications:

 

Designations: CPDT-KA, CDBC, FPPE

 

Job Title: CPDT-KA, CDBC

 

Training Equipment: Treats, Toys, Praise, Games, Harnesses (Freedom & Balance mainly), martingale collars. No choke, prong or shock, and no intimidation.

 

Training Philosophy: Relationship-based training and behavior modification, following the LIMA principle.

 

Locations Served: Southern CT: New Haven, West Haven, North Haven, East Haven, Orange, Milford, Stratford, Woodbridge, Shelton, Derby, Monroe, Trumbull, Branford, Hamden, Wallingford, Cheshire, Bridgeport, Seymour, and surrounding towns.

 

Michelle is a recurring guest on Good Morning Connecticut on WTNH News 8 and the Chaz and AJ morning show on 99.1 FM WPLR, and has also been a guest on Pet Talk on Southern Connecticut Cablevision's Channel 12, as well as the My Doggie Says radio show out of Phoenix AZ. The Refined Canine, LLC has been featured in The New Haven Register and The Connecticut Post newspapers.