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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