Contacts:
Ali Brown, Great Companions, owner, trainer, author, Rally-Obedience level 1, 2 and 3 judge. 610 737-1550
Sue Sanders, Great Companions trainer. 610 390-9679
Pete Smoyer, webmaster. Contact regarding site issues. 610 570-9039
Links:
Association of Pet Dog Trainers -- a professional organization of individual trainers who are committed to becoming better trainers through education.
Rabies Challenge Fund -- for info on thyroid testing via Dr. Jean Dodds, and how you can contribute to the research on long-term rabies vaccines ("The Seven Year Rabies Challenge"). It's For The Animals is the original Dr. Jean Dodds site.
Y2K9's -- a Dog Sports Club in the Philadelphia area where Ali's been a teacher and a student.
American Kennel Club -- an association who's mission includes sanctioning "dog events that promote interest in, and sustain the process of, breeding for type and function of purebred dogs."
e-Production -- web master for this site. Services include photography, video, audio, publishing and business PowerPoint presentations.
Dig & Bark -- a designer, printer, and distributor of doggy t-shirts, sweat shirts, totebags, decals, and other speciality items.
Lil' Yella' Dog -- natural food, care and hand crafted pet products. Dedicated to providing natural solutions and referrals for cats and dogs.
Lupine Collars & Leads -- for really cool collars and leashes (with a chew guarantee!)
Dogwise -- For the best in doggy reading, including Ali's books, "Focus, Not Fear" and "Scaredy Dog! Understanding and Rehabilitating Your Reactive Dog"
SitStay.com -- where Smart Dogs Do Their Business, for great doggy products.
Raritan Belgian Sheepdog Club -- the RBSC includes Belgian Sheepdog breeders, exhibitors, and owners from New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and New York.
Raspberry Ridge Sheep Farm -- sheep, dogs, herding, bed & breakfast
Greater Lehigh Therapy Dogs -- a volunteer organization "providing comfort and companionship by sharing our registered therapy dogs with the disabled, the handicapped, the ill, and the general public."
Holistic Hounds -- a natural foods company who's main area of research and interest is canine nutrition and the obvious link between diet and disease.
Clickertraining.com -- Karen Prior's clicker training site, for those who 'got the clicker bug'!
Macungie Animal Hospital -- providing pets with quality affordable medical & surgical healthcare.
Hillustration Studios -- illustration & logo design, and web design & marketing consultant
BolleArt -- wearable pet art
DogExpert.com -- can aggression in dogs be elicited through the use of electronic pet containment systems
RKanderson.html -- A veterinarian's view on puppy socialization