Abbreviations & Definitions
Posted on July 2, 2021
by katiejesseph
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- 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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