Turid Rugaas

Turid Rugaas
Turid with her Badge of Honour from Norwegian King, HM King Harald VII
Rugaas and her dog McKenzie

Turid Rugaas is a Norwegian dog trainer. Rugaas got her first dog in 1948 and has been training since 1969. She set up her dog school Hagan Hundeskole in 1984 on her farm on overlooking the fjords of Norway. She started educating other dog trainers and giving seminars 1992. Since then conducted workshops in 12 different countries with students from 24 countries. She is now retired from actual dog training, but continues to conduct seminars and workshops internationally.

She has published several books and DVDs including the popular best seller On Talking Terms with Dogs. She has identified some 30 calming signals to explain the communication of dogs.[1]

Rugaas is the author of several books and DVDs that have been seminal in the subject of dog communication[2] that have since helped many dog trainers, behaviourists and ethologists understand dog language[citation needed]. She founded the Pet Dog Trainers of Europe (PDTE) and is the current president of the organization that is leading the concept of humane dog training in Europe.[3][4] Rugaas gives talks and seminars throughout Europe,[5] and runs summer camps.[6]

She has released a biographical film titled A Boat Trip with Turid Rugaas.[7]

On 27th Nov, 2017, Rugaas was awarded the King's Badge of Honour, by the Norwegian King, HM Harald V|I for her contributions over the last 40 years in the field of canine behaviour.[8][9]

  1. ^ Pierson, Melissa. "What is your dog telling you?". The Wall Street Journal. The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
  2. ^ "Utgivelser". Turid Rugaas - International Dog Trainer. Retrieved 2020-03-07.
  3. ^ "PDTE Board Member list". PDTE Board Member list.
  4. ^ "PDTE About Page". PDTE About Page.
  5. ^ Dalla Valle, Simone (Jan 1, 2014). Come parla il tuo cane e come tu puoi parlare con lui. [Italy]: TEA. ISBN 978-8850235643.
  6. ^ Spiers, Winkie (2009). How to handle living with your dog. [Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire, UK]: Short Stack Pub. ISBN 978-1906467036.
  7. ^ A boat trip with Turid Rugaas. Haqihana. 2015. EAN 8032927509511.
  8. ^ "File:Newspaper article on Turid being awarded the King's Badge of Honour.png". Wikipedia.
  9. ^ "Ble overrasket med Kongens fortjenestemedalje - TVModum". TVModum. 2018-01-08. Retrieved 2018-01-08.