Laura VanArendonk Baugh: Advocating for Positive Reinforcement [Episode 144]
Laura VanArendonk Baugh Bio
Laura VanArendonk Baugh is an animal trainer with many interests and an ongoing fascination with behavior.
She is a speaker at behavior conferences, faculty for the Karen Pryor Academy, and a trainer and coach for her clients. She has trained or competed in a variety of dog sports in the past, from obedience to protection sports, and presently she is most focused on teaching others and writing books to make training more accessible.
She is the author of Fired Up, Frantic, and Freaked Out for reactive dogs, Social, Civil, and Savvy on best practices for socialization, and she’s written a children’s book about training mythical creatures, Dragons, Unicorns, Chimeras, and Clickers.