The following is a brief list of all the professional development opportunities you will receive through your IAABC membership:

Policy and Advocacy IAABC is an advocate for the profession and a primary force for advancing the practice of animal behavior consulting and protecting the welfare of animals and animal-owner relationships.

IAABC Tutorial for in-depth, formal case discussion. Members can use meaningful, reviewed participation on the Tutorial towards Certification and for CEUs, per agreement with Standards.  

Consultant Locator This is free on-line consultant directory and a service to consumers. Certified Members receive a free listing that they can personalize with practice and biographical information. The IAABC advertises the service to the media and the public. (Click here to visit Consultant Locator)

IAABC.org Your professional home on-line has an abundant amount of information.

ABC Resources.org This service is devoted to behavior consulting resources where anyone will be able to search for books, journal articles, magazine articles, audio/video tapes, classes, and other products on any given ABC subject. IAABC members receive a free listing of their books and videos on these web pages.

Member Locator This is a free on-line member directory. All members receive a free listing that they can personalize with practice and biographical information. Member Locator.org faciliates networking and referrals among members, and serves as a support for regional IAABC member activities.

IAABC-L Join your colleagues for online discussions of clinical practice issues.

Resources to Keep You Informed Members will also receive the IAABC journal, Animal Behavior Consulting:Theory & Practice as a member benefit. The Journal is being distributed worldwide and its coverage of current dog behavior consulting theory and clinical practice, qualitative and quantitative research, and training, is incisive.

Dogwise Discount for Members on Books, Videos and other Practice Tools. IAABC and IADBC Certified and Associate members receive a 10% discount on books and videos from Dogwise.com. Affiliate members receive a 5% discount.

Conference. The IAABC hosted its first conference June 3-5, 2005 in Columbia, Maryland. The 2nd conference will be held in the Spring, 2007.