April 2020: Issue 52

PPG Launches Sponsored Membership Program

PPG has announced a new initiative designed to support and reward 10 of its long-standing, loyal members with a 12-month sponsored PPG membership. In addition, PPG will invite 10 representative organizations from the worldwide shelter and rescue community to apply for a sponsored PPG membership, again for a 12-month period.

Known as the PPG Sponsored Membership Program, the initiative was born of the generosity and kindness of long-time professional member, Frances Dauster of Sunpaws Pet Services in Mobile, Alabama, who recently reached out to PPG and presented the idea of sponsoring a number of memberships for the next 12-month period. PPG then matched her offer with 10 free memberships for the shelter and rescue community. Read the press release.

Business Contingency Planning for PPG Members

PPG is offering a range of services to support members and their businesses during the current pandemic. These include free member webinars, Facebook Live sessions offering business and marketing advice in the PPG members’ Facebook group, virtual PPG Social events, educational blogs, deferral of membership renewal fees, waiving of Pet Professional Accreditation Board application and transfer fees and more. Watch out for the regular Business Contingency Planning member email updates and keep an eye on the new Business Contingency Planning section in the members’ area of the PPG website for more details and ongoing updates.

PPG Launches Pet Rescue Resource

The recordings for the PPG Virtual Summit on April 2-3, 2020, celebrating the launch of the Pet Rescue Resource, are now available. Get access here to eight exceptional educational experiences offering 12 hours of recordings plus Q&A sessions. A big thank you to all the presenters and attendees who helped make the PPG Virtual Summit such a huge success!

PPG has developed a range of generic ads for members to use in their businesses to promote virtual services. You are welcome to add your website link and contact details when forwarding them to clients. You can access the graphics in the PPG Members’ Facebook group and save them from there.

PPG is delighted to welcome Canine Arthritis Management and FetchFind as new corporate partners. Canine Arthritis Management (CAM) was developed by Hannah Capon, a veterinary surgeon with wide-ranging experience of working with arthritic dogs, their owners and fellow professionals to create effective long-term management plans. CAM is committed to promoting better care of our aging canine friends and believes that, through education, the disease can be better tackled to give our dogs longer, healthier lives free from pain. CAM aims to challenge arthritis as the major cause of elective euthanasia in the UK. FetchFind, meanwhile, is committed to making pet care better, safer, and smarter. Its staff training and business solutions enable companies of all sizes to focus their resources on service, client care, and sustainable growth.

Due to the current health and financial crisis, PPG has postponed its 2020 Scholarship Program. An email notification will be sent to members as soon as new application dates are available.

The Leslie McDevitt workshop, Reactive to Relaxed: Next Steps in Control Unleashed, has been postponed from Saturday, April 18, 2020 - Sunday, April 19, 2020 to Saturday, February 13 – Sunday, February 14, 2021. If you have already registered, your registration is guaranteed. If you are not able to attend on the new dates, please contact Rebekah King so we can make the appropriate refund arrangements. The Introduction to the Neuroscience of Dog Training and Behavior workshop presented by Dr. Kathy Murphy, due to take place on Saturday, June 13 - Sunday, June 14, 2020 has also been postponed. New dates will be advised as soon as they are available.