Abbreviations & Definitions

  • A
    • ACAA: Air Carrier Access Act
    • ADA: Americans with Disabilities Act
    • AKC: American Kennel Club
    • ASVAB: American Veterinary Society of Animal Behavior
  • B
    • B.A.T.: behavioral adjustment training protocol by Grisha Stewart
  • C
    • CCPDT: Certification Council for Professional Dog Trainers
    • Clicker Training: the use of a clicker to mark desired behaviors; the click is always followed by a reward
    • CGC: Canine Good Citizen
    • CPDT-KA: Certified Professional Dog Trainer-Knowledge Assessed, a dog training certificate through CCPDT
  • E
    • ESA: emotional suport animal
  • F
    • Force Free: the use of positive training methods without aversive tools (e-collar, prong collar, etc…)
    • FHA: Fair Housing Act
  • J
    • JAN: Job Accommodations Network
  • M
    • Marker Word: a word used to mark desired behaviors; the marker word is always followed by a reward
  • P
    • PA: public access (when service dogs go into non-pet friendly businesses or locations)
    • PSD: psychiatric service dog
  • R
    • R+: positive training methods without aversive tools (e-collar, prong collar, etc…)
  • S
    • SD: service dog
    • SDIT: service dog in training

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