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DogTime’s renowned panel of experts offers advice on everything from training to nutrition to how to select the right dog for you. So go ahead… Dig around. Learn a new trick. Or just chew on some fresh ideas.

Julie Bjelland Lokhandwala

Julie Bjelland Lokhandwala teaches an online dog training program on her interactive web site, www.webDogTrainer.com. read more

Kathie Compton

Kathie is a Certified Dog Behavior Consultant through the International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants (IAABC) and a Certified Professional Dog Trainer through the ... read more

Kathy Gervais

Kathy Gervais is a veterinarian at Pets Unlimited, one of the San Francisco Bay Area's most comprehensive animal care facilities, and a graduate of the University of Minnesota ... read more

Kathy Santo

Kathy Santo is the founder of Everyday Pets, frequent dog behaviorist for the Martha Stewart Show, and House Beautiful's Ask the Dog Shrink columnist. read more

Kelley Filson, CTC, CPDT

Kelley Filson, CTC, CPDT is a Certified Dog Trainer and has a degree in Animal Sciences from the University of Vermont. Kelley has been working professionally with dogs 1990 ... read more

Kelly Dunbar

Kelly Dunbar is a cofounder and the executive editor of the dogstardaily.com and a contributing editor at DogTime.com. She is the president of Open Paw, a non-profit devoted a ... read more

Kymythy Schultze

Kymythy Schultze has been a human and animal nutritionist for over two decades, helping people and pets live happier, healthier lives. read more

Lee Charles Kelley

Lee Charles Kelley is a best-selling novelist and long-time dog trainer in New York City. read more

Leigh Siegfried

Leigh Siegfried is a Certified Pet Dog Trainer, owner of Opportunity Barks Behavior & Training ™, and Co-founder of Mission Dog ™, a company committed to enriching the ... read more

Liane O'Hora

Liane O'Hora is a veterinarian currently practicing in Northern NY. She is actively involved with Spay It Forward and Misty Mountains Adventures. read more

Lisa Peterson

Lisa Peterson is the director of club communications for the American Kennel Club (AKC). She's appeared as an expert on the Today show and Fox News, and been quoted in the New ... read more

Marion Nestle and Malden Nesheim

Marion Nestle is the Paulette Goddard professor of nutrition, food studies, and public health, and professor of sociology at New York University, while Malden Nesheim is a of ... read more

Marjie Alonso

Marjie Alonso is a Certified Pet Dog Trainer in Somerville, Massachusetts, and the Training Director for theNew England Dog Training Club. read more

Melissa McCue

Melissa McCue is a trainer with Zen Dog Training in the Boston metropolitan area. read more

Michele C. Hollow

Michele C. Hollow is a freelance writer specializing in pets, wildlife, and travel. Her latest book is The Everything Guide to Working with Animals (Adams Media, 2009). read more

Nancy Kay

Nancy Kay is a veterinarian in Rohnert Park, California, and the author of Speaking for Spot: Be the Advocate Your Dog Needs to Live a Happy, Healthy, Longer Life. read more

Nicole Wilde

Nicole Wilde is a Los Angeles–based Certified Pet Dog Trainer specializing in behavior issues, and is the owner of Gentle Guidance Dog Training and the author of several for ... read more

Patti Iampietro

Patti Iampietro is a veterinarian who spent time assisting animals during the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, which eventually led to her involvement with Best Friends Animal ... read more

Pets Unlimited Veterinary Staff

The Pets Unlimited team of doctors brings a commitment to offering complete, comprehensive and high quality medical care 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Working alongside our ... read more

Phil Zeltzman

Dr. Phil Zeltzman is a board-certified veterinary surgeon at Valley Central Veterinary Referral Center in Whitehall, PA. He performs surgery on dogs, cats, and "exotic and a ... read more

Pia Silvani

Pia Silvani is the Director of Training and Behavior at St. Hubert's Animal Welfare Center in Madison, New Jersey, where she has developed various courses focusing on ... read more

Rachel Farris

Rachel Farris has coordinated hundreds of pet relocations as a representative for PetRelocation.com, which offers pet travel services for pets worldwide. read more

Rachel Friedman

Rachel Friedman has worked with both people and animals for more than 25 years. In 1999, she founded her company, A Better Pet LLC. read more

Randy Kidd

Dr. Kidd is an expert columnist for Herbs for Health Magazine and Dog World and the author of two acclaimed books, Dr. Kidd's Guide to Herbal Dog Care and Dr. Kidd's Guide to ... read more

Robyn Tas

Robyn Tas is an accomplished attorney with a diverse background in media, contract, corporate, intellectual property and employment law. read more

Sarah Messina

Sarah Messina is an animal communicator & healer for Wild Insights, Australia. read more

Shawn Messonnier

Dr. Shawn Messonnier graduated in 1987 from Texas A&M University with his doctorate of veterinary medicine. In 1991, he opened Paws & Claws Animal Hospital, becoming the for ... read more

Sheila Segurson

Sheila Segurson is a veterinarian and board-certified pet behavior specialist with a mobile behavior specialty practice in West Sacramento, California. read more

Sherri Franklin

Sherri Franklin is the founder of Muttville, a San Francisco–based recue center focusing on senior and special needs dogs. read more

Sophia Yin

Dr. Sophia Yin is a practicing veterinarian, writer, behaviorist, and internationally acclaimed lecturer. read more

Susan Flynn

Susan Flynn is a dog trainer and owner of Aspen Dog Training in Aspen, Colorado. read more

Suzanne Harris

Suzanne Harris has been training puppies and adult dogs privately and in weekly group classes for over 10 years. She started Dog Days, one of the country's first cage-free dog ... read more

Tamar Geller

Tamar Geller is a doggy life coach and the resident dog expert on "The Today Show." Visit her website for more information. read more

Teoti Anderson

Teoti Anderson, Certified Pet Dog Trainer and owner of Pawsitive Results, a training school in Lexington, South Carolina, has been a professional dog trainer for more than 13 ... read more

Vladislav Roytapel

Vladae Roytapel immigrated from the Soviet Union fourteen years ago, where he trained dogs for the Red Army and the KGB. He's been featured on CNN's Situation Room, CBS's Late ... read more

Andrea Arden

Andrea Arden can be seen on Animal Planet's Dogs101, Cats101 and Underdog to Wonderdog. She is an animal behavior counselor, rescuer, author, speaker, and a resident pet on ... read more

Becca Seitz, LAc

Becca Seitz is a licensed Acupuncturist and Chinese Herbalist who treats both pets and people in her practice. read more

Bridget Pilloud

Bridget Pilloud is a professional intuitive animal communicator. By telepathically communicating with animals, she helps pets increase understanding, resolve conflict and ... read more

Camille Ward

Dr. Camille Ward lectures nationally and internationally at scientific conferences, where she presents her research findings on dog cognition and social behavior. She teaches ... read more

Candy Boroditsky & Leaming Chee-Brown

Candy Boroditsky and Leaming Chee-Brown are reiki specialists, treating animals around the country. read more

Carol Osborne

Carol Osborne is a veterinarian and the author of Naturally Healthy Dogs. read more

Caryl Wolff

Caryl Wolff, CPDT, NADOI, CDBC, owns and operates Doggie Manners and teaches classes and private lessons in obedience, manners, agility, and tricks throughout the Greater Los ... read more

Casey Lomonaco

Casey Lomonaco is the owner of Rewarding Behaviors Dog Training in Binghamton, New York, and is a graduate of the Karen Pryor Academy for Animal Training & Behavior. read more

Christine Agro

Christine Agro is a renowned expert and speaker on the body's innate ability to heal through the use of natural healing modalities and energy awareness for both humans and She ... read more

Christine McLaughlin

Christine McLaughlin is the author of The Dog Lover's Companion to Philadelphia (2005) and contributing author of American Red Cross: Dog First Aid and American Red Cross: Cat ... read more

Coleen Ellis

In 2004, Coleen Ellis founded Pet Angel Memorial Center, the United States' first stand-alone pet funeral home. read more

Colleen Paige

Colleen Paige is an animal behaviorist, the Editor-in-Chief of "Pet Home" Magazine and the author of "The Good Behavior Book for Dogs." read more

Colleen Pelar

Colleen Pelar is the author of Living with Kids and Dogs . . . Without Losing Your Mind. read more

Colleen Safford

Colleen Safford of New York Walk & Train and Far Fetched Acres is one of NYC's most recognized dog trainers. read more

Corinne Dowling

Corinne Dowling is the founder, director, and primary dog handler of Give a Dog a Bone, a nonprofit program in San Francisco that serves the needs of dogs in long-term shelter ... read more

Daniel Lauridia

Dr. Dan Lauridia, "Dr. Dan," is the chief veterinarian at DoggedHealth.com and owns his own veterinary practice in New York City. read more

David Smith

David Smith is the Director of Veterinary Services for Leader Dogs for the Blind . read more

Debbie White

Dr. Debbie White is a small animal and exotic animal veterinarian in Las Vegas, Nevada, and is a contributer to Animal Radio® . read more

Diane Podolsky, CPDT-KA, CTC

Diane Podolsky, CPDT-KA, CTC, is founder of The Cultured Canine and is the “New York Small Dogs Examiner” for Examiner.com. read more

Diane Rich

Diane owns Diane Rich Dog Training, LLC in Kirkland, WA. and has been training young pups to senior dogs for over 20 years. read more

Eric Goebelbecker

Eric runs Dog Spelled Forward dog training (www.dogspelledforward.com) in Maywood, NJ. read more

Erica Murphy

Erica Murphy is a dog trainer in Fairfax, California, providing private training specializing in puppy and family dog training. read more

Ernest Ward

Ernest E. Ward, Jr., DVM is the owner and chief-of-staff of Seaside Animal Care, a nationally recognized award-winning small animal practice. Dr. Ward is the current for the ... read more

Frances Carlisle

Frances Carlisle is a trusts and estates attorney who has been practicing in New York City for over 20 years. Her estate planning work for clients includes the preparation of ... read more

Ian Dunbar

Dr. Ian Dunbar is a veterinarian, animal behaviorist, and writer. He is founder of the Association of Pet Dog Trainers and Sirius Puppy Training, as well as contributing to ... read more

Jamie Wolf

Jamie Wolf, a lifelong animal advocate, is the founder of PetLover Central, a high-end, dog day care center in Boca Raton, Florida. read more

Janet Tobiassen Crosby DVM

Janet Tobiassen Crosby DVM trained at Oregon State University, Washington State University, and the Animal Medical Center in New York City, Janet graduated with a doctorate in ... read more

Jean Donaldson

Jean Donaldson is the founder of San Francisco SPCA's Dog Training Academy and author of numerous books, including Culture Clash. read more

Jenna Stregowski

Jenna Stregowski is a registered veterinary technician with a lifelong love for animals and a concern for their well-being. She currently works for Georgia Veterinary a and in ... read more

Jennifer Shryock

Jennifer Shryock is a Certified Dog Behavior Consultant who specializes in safety between children and dogs. read more

Jerry Hope

Jerry is the owner of Canine Behavior Clinic and the author of The Breeder's Guide to Raising Superstar Dogs. read more

Jim Burwell

Jim Burwell is one of Houston’s most well-known dog trainers, whose at-home dog training process, The Burwell Method, is the result of 20 years of experience. read more

Jon Katz

Jon Katz is one of America’s best-loved dog writers, and his keen insights into the animal world have earned him the title of Squire of Bedlam Farm. His new memoir DOG DAYS: ... read more

Julie Bjelland Lokhandwala

Julie Bjelland Lokhandwala teaches an online dog training program on her interactive web site, www.webDogTrainer.com. read more

Kathie Compton

Kathie is a Certified Dog Behavior Consultant through the International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants (IAABC) and a Certified Professional Dog Trainer through the ... read more

Kathy Gervais

Kathy Gervais is a veterinarian at Pets Unlimited, one of the San Francisco Bay Area's most comprehensive animal care facilities, and a graduate of the University of Minnesota ... read more

I'm relocating internationally with my pet. How far in advance do I start planning and where do I start?

Rachel Farris:

Advance planning is crucial. International relocations for pets, just like their human counterparts, require months of advance planning and careful attention to paperwork details. A pet relocation company ensures that all of the documentation is in order before the pet leaves the origin country so there are no delays or problems upon arrival.

PetRelocation's website can be a useful tool in consulting the international... read more