
Puppy Essentials Getting Started - Your Precursor to Level 1 & Level 2. A Virtual or In-Person Guide To the Top 5 Knowledge Components & Top 5 Skills Needed By Pet Owners To Effectively Train Their Puppy
Help Pet Owners Get Off To a Flying Start!

Puppy Essentials – Getting Started – Your Virtual Guide
- Your Best Decision
- #2 +R Rocks
- “No!” isn’t a Behavior
- Management for Success
- You’ve Got It
- Your Training Gear
- The Training Steps
- What Will You Name It?
- Train-Test-Train
- Practice Makes Perfect!
Your Instructor

Contributors
Niki Tudge - M.B.A, PCBC-A, CABC, CDBC SSA-CFT, Six Sigma Black Belt, HCITB TS1, TS2 & TS3 Certified People Trainer, Certified Facilitator and Business Project Manager.
As the founder and President of The Pet Professional Guild, DogNostics Career Center and The DogSmith, Niki has substantial leadership experience in the pet industry.
Niki has published numerous articles on dog training and dog behavior and her pet dog training businesses have been featured in many publications including The New York Times.
Niki’s professional credentials include AABP-Professional Dog Trainer, AABP-Professional Dog Behavior Consultant, PCBC-A and PCT-A through the Pet Professional Accrediting Board and she has earned diplomas in Animal Behavior Technology and Canine Behavior Science & Technology through the Companion Animal Science Institute. Along with Niki’s business degree and MBA from Oxford Brookes University she is also a certified Six Sigma Black Belt, a HCITB TS1, TS2 & TS3 certified people trainer and a certified Facilitator and Project Manager.
Louise Stapleton-Frappell B.A. (Hons), PCBC-A, PCT-A, CAP3, CTDI, DN-FSG2, DN-CPCT2, CWRI, FFCP.
Louise Stapleton-Frappell is a professional canine trainer, behavior consultant, and Partner and Faculty Member of DogNostics Career Center. She is also a Board Member of The Pet Professional Guild, supporting force-free, science-based training and pet care practices worldwide.
A graduate of the University of Leeds, Louise was among the first to achieve dual accreditation as a Professional Canine Trainer and Behavior Consultant through the Pet Professional Accreditation Board. She is the creator and lead instructor of the DogNostics Dog Trainer Certificate Program and has authored multiple popular DogNostics courses, including the Trick Dog Instructor Program, Fostering Collaborative Care, and Walk This Way Instructor Program.
Through her business, The DogSmith of Estepona, Louise provides training services to an international clientele in Southern Spain. She has also co-authored respected industry texts, speaks regularly at international conferences, and continues to advance professional standards through her mentorship, education, and unwavering dedication to ethical, force-free training.