Owner/manager/trainer, Cindy Ludwig
- is the only certified clicker trainer in eastern Iowa and the tri-state area
- is the only graduate of the prestigious Karen Pryor Academy for Animal Training & Behavior and Certified Training Partner in eastern Iowa and the tri-state area
- is the only service dog trainer in Iowa, western Illinois and southwestern Wisconsin affiliated with the national organization,
Paws with a Cause
- is the only professional trainer in the State of Iowa listed on the Truly Dog-Friendly website
- is the only master's prepared professional educator offering dog training services in the tri-state area
- is the only dog training professional in the State of Iowa that is a member of Doggone Safe and a "Be a Tree" presenter
- is the only professional dog trainer in Iowa to have attended the Purdue University Veterinary School behavior modification course
- is the only professional trainer in the tri-state area with advanced education at U.S. accredited universities in animal learning and behavior, and pet nutrition
- is the only professional dog trainer in the tri-state area doing behavior modification in accordance with the standards set forth by the American Veterinary Society of Animal Behavior and board-certified veterinary behaviorists
- is the only professional trainer in the tri-state area with experience and formal, as well as informal education in wolf ethology
- is the only trainer in the tri-state area offering S.T.A.R. Puppy classes and certification
- is the first and only trainer in the tri-state area offering classes in Canine Musical Freestyle
Additionally, Ms. Ludwig
- is a professional, free lance writer and contributor to Top Tips From Top Trainers: 1001 Practical Tips and Techniques for Successful Dog Care and Training, published in March 2010
- is a Certified AKC Canine Good Citizen (CGC) Evaluator
- is a member of the Association of Pet Dog Trainers (APDT) and 2010 Member of the APDT Education Committee
- is a member of Therapy Dogs International and regular volunteer with her registered therapy dog, Ginger
- is an experienced, accomplished medical professional who has been studying psychology and physiology for 40 years
- is an experienced professional educator with a career that spans nearly 40 years
- is a long term volunteer at humane societies in Missouri, Wisconsin, Illinois and Iowa, was twice selected as the Volunteer of the Month at the Dubuque Regional Humane Society in 2008 and accrued the most volunteer hours in 2008
- is a certified professional animal trainer whose science-based method of training works with all animals, not just dogs