"Dogs don't have a concept of identity the way we do, " says certified New York dog trainer Renee Payne.

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Certified dog trainer Amber Burckhalter adds that a name change can be good for pets, particularly if they were abused.

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Mary Cortani Mary Cortani is a former Army dog trainer who started Operation Freedom Paws, a nonprofit that helps war veterans train their own service dogs.

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But we've been talking with our dog trainer and what have you about, you know, how we can manage this in the future if we decide to keep her.

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Turner, a dog trainer, grew up around guns in Minnesota.

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American Dog Trainers' Network site offers up several thorough articles on topics ranging from curbing aggression in dogs, to selecting a dog trainer, to realistic tips for training Rex.

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Bart's, and Suzi, a bird-dog trainer, found their Walden: a cozy three-room cabin on the banks of Cape Breton's Margaree River, some of the finest Atlantic salmon water in North America.

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The self-taught, Mexican-born dog trainer has parlayed his talent for calming even the most vicious of dogs into a hit TV show, a series of best-selling books, and a mass market line of collars, leashes, beds and pet food.

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She found Ben, a black German shepherd puppy that, with the help of a trainer, became her service dog.

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"Nobody could keep up with that dog, " said Freddie Roach, Pacquiao's trainer.

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The trainer we went with was the very embodiment of dog authority figures.

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