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Don and Tikken

Don Hanson is the co-owner of the Green Acres Kennel Shop in Bangor, Maine, where he is also the Director of Behavior Counseling and Training. As a Certified Dog Behavior Consultant (CDBC), Certified Pet Dog Trainer (CPDT) and Bach Foundation Registered Practitioner (BFRP) animal specialist, Don also assists guardians and their dogs with behavioral problems such as separation anxiety and aggression. Don also works with guardians and their cats. A certified evaluator for Therapy Dogs International, Don tests dog and guardian teams who wish to bring canine companionship to nursing homes and hospitals.

A member of the Association of Pet Dog Trainers (APDT) since 1995, in 1998 Don was asked by Dr. Ian Dunbar to serve on the APDT’s Education Committee. As a member of that committee, he was one of twenty dog training professionals and behaviorists selected by the APDT to research and develop the first comprehensive written certification examination for pet dog trainers. He became one of the first trainers certified by the Certification Council for Professional Dog Trainers in September of 2001.

Don is very involved in the pet community. He has served on the Bangor Humane Society Board of Directors since 1996 and was its President from 1998 through 2003. In 2001 he was elected to the APDT Board of Directors where he has served as the Board advisor to the Ethics and the Rally-O Committee. He was elected to a second, three year term on the APDT Board in the fall of 2004. Don served the APDT as Vice President in 2005 and 2006 and President in 2007. He currently serves on the Maine state Animal Welfare Advisory Council (AWAC), representing licensed kennels.

Committed to educating others, Don has presented seminars on pet behavior, dog training, pet nutrition and Bach Flower Remedies in Canada, the Caribbean, Japan, and throughout the US. Don is the host of “The Woof-Meow” show, a weekly radio program on WVOM-FM. He also writes articles for the DownEast Dog News and other pet related publications.

Continuing education is also very important to Don. On average, he attends 18 days of seminars every year covering topics ranging from training and behavior to holistic and complementary health care for pets and people. In November of 2003, Don completed the coursework necessary to become the first Bach Foundation Registered Practitioner (BFRP) animal specialist in the United States.
Don is a certified member of the International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants (IAABC), a professional member of Association of Pet Dog Trainers (APDT), and a member of the Dog Writers Association of America (DWAA), the International Institute for Applied Companion Animal Behavior (IIACAB), the Pet Care Services Association (PCSA formerly ABKA), and Truly Dog Friendly (TDF).

Don and his wife Paula share their home with 2 dogs and 3 cats; Tikken (a Golden Retriever and retired therapy dog), Dulcie (a Cairn Terrier), Batman (a domestic short haired cat) and Thelma and Louise (the Green Acres two domestic short haired cats and official mouse patrol).