Our guest this week is Drayton Michaels.

Drayton has been working with dogs professionally for 24 years. 

He is a graduate of the Academy For Dog Trainers in 2007 and completed the course Living & Learning with Animals conducted by Dr. Susan Friedman. 

In 2009 Drayton released the very first documentary about Pit Bull dogs The Pit Bull Hoax. It featured Dr Ian Dunbar, Jean Donaldson, Dr. Nick Rodman and Diane Jessup. Drayton also featured in the film Beyond The Myth (Netflix) 2011 a film about the perils of BSL (Breed Specific Legislation). Drayton has appeared on numerous NYC & NJ news programs, including NBC's The Today Show, discussing positive dog training and Pit Bull Advocacy. 

In 2024 Drayton completed his first book, The Puppy Parents Handbook. A guide to raising a well trained puppy the 21st Century. 

Drayton's business Urban Dawgs works with an average of 400 dogs a year in private and group classes. 

He is a staunch advocate for reward based dog training and does not use methods that are fear or pain based. You can connect with him -

IG @UrbanDawgs 

FaceBook @DraytonMichaels 

TikTok @ModernDogTraining 

YouTube - Modern Dog Training 

Human movement webinar - https://glasgowdogtraineronline.thinkific.com/courses/human-movement-for-dog-training-webinar

Use code "pod10" for 10% discount.

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