Podcast Episode 94: Ryan Cartlidge: Building Community through Crucial Conversations

October 21, 2024

#94 - Ryan Cartlidge: Building Community through Crucial Conversations

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In this week’s interview episode, we’re joined by Ryan Cartlidge, the founder of the Animal Training Academy, ATA. He has been working internationally since 2007, as a professional trainer across Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and the US. He now works with both teams and individual trainers around the world, supporting those who work with both domestic pets and exotic animals. His goal is to help all trainers enhance their skills and make their biggest possible positive impact in the work they do.

In this episode, you’re going to hear Emily and Ryan talk about:

You are not alone.
Community is critical.
“Crucial Conversations” is universally applicable.
How Ryan made eggs for buzzards.

Links Mentioned in This Episode:

#84 – Kassidi Jones: Antiracism in Animal Welfare

#59 – Leading with Curiosity

The Power of Trust

Animal Training Academy

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Meet the Guest

Ryan Cartlidge

Ryan Cartlidge is a certified professional dog trainer through the Karen Pryor Academy, with a passion for training methods that prioritize the most positive and least intrusive options for the learners he works with.

He has been working internationally since 2007, as a professional trainer across Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and the US.

And in 2015, Ryan founded the Animal Training Academy [otherwise known as ATA], which has allowed him to further extend his global impact. He now works with both teams and individual trainers around the world, supporting those who work with both domestic pets and exotic animals. His goal is to help all trainers enhance their skills and make their biggest possible positive impact in the work they do.

Meet the Hosts

Allie Bender, CDBC, CPDT-KA, SBA

Allie Bender is a Certified Dog Behavior Consultant, Certified Professional Dog Trainer- Knowledge Assessed, and a Shelter Behavior Affiliate. She has been in the animal welfare industry since 2006 and professionally training since 2012. She is the founder and co-owner of Pet Harmony, co-author of Canine Enrichment for the Real World, and a national speaker.

While in the animal sheltering industry, Allie realized that her passion lied in helping pets with maladaptive behaviors. Specifically, she wanted to help prevent animals with rehabilitatable problems from being euthanized. She loves working with dogs and cats displaying stranger danger, resource guarding, and leash reactivity. Her favorite thing about working with pets and their people is seeing relationships grow and seeing harmonious households develop.

Emily Strong, CDBC, SBA

Emily Strong is a Certified Dog Behavior Consultant and Shelter Behavior Affiliate. She has been in the animal welfare industry since 1990 and has been a behavior consultant since 2008. She is the co-owner of Pet Harmony, co-author of Canine Enrichment for the Real World, and a national speaker.

Emily started working with animals at a young age and struggled with the notion that you have to hurt, scare, or intimidate animals to help them. When she discovered the behavior sciences and learned that it wasn’t necessary to do so– that we can care for emotional, mental, and physical health simultaneously– she plunged headfirst into animal behavior. Emily loves helping current and prospective behavior professionals and working with pet parents through our in-depth services. She enjoys working with all species.

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