Better Dog School is run by Andrew Peterson, a professional canine behavioural trainer, Delta CGC^TM Cert IV Student - and Siberian husky enthusiast.

Andrew has been involved with positive dog training for more than 10 years and is active in the purebred dog community.  He has served on general committee of The Siberian Husky Club of NSW Inc since 2005, and been Secretary 2009-2011. 

Through the Club's rescue & re-homing service, known as Husky Rescue, Andrew has also been involved with more than 250 rescue cases, and has fostered and re-homed some 38 dogs over 6 years.

It's no surprise then that Andrew is passionate about the cause of animal welfare, and in recent years has focused on campaigns to help owners of all breeds enjoy their dogs - through knowledge, education and practical advice, and offers help to owners and animal welfare groups alike.

"Behaviour is the number one cause of broken relationships with dogs", says Andrew.  "Knowledge is the key to solving that and we know owners don't set out to relinquish their dogs, yet as many as 38% of all puppies born in Australia will be destroyed in pounds as unwanted pets when their owners face behaviour problems in later life.  Behavioural training methods that are based on fact - not myth & media hype - are the cure for the current euthanasia rate, and prevention begins in puppyhood."

Andrew has studied behavioural training methods professionally since 2009 and has chosen to undertake Delta Society Australia's Canine Good Citizen^TM Accredited Instructor program which provides a Certificate IV qualification in Companion Animal Services.  It is currently the only program for instructors in Australia based purely on scientific knowledge, or 'evidence based methods'.

The training techniques Andrew uses are safe and effective for everyone to use, and are also known as 'dog-friendly, 'positive' or 'humane' training methods, as opposed to other outdated methods still promoted by so many other trainers based on correction, dominance or punishment which often come with dangerous side effects.

In 2010 Andrew studied shelter dog behaviour assessment at RSPCA Queensland's Fairfield facility, and currently runs behaviour assessments for dogs coming through Husky Rescue, plus workshops for shelter staff, other trainers or owners interested in behavioural profiling.

Andrew lives with three huskies, Samson, Ashaki and Ruby in Sydney's northern suburbs.

Andrew currently runs classes for dogs of all ages from 8 weeks through to juvenile, adult & senior, and also helps individual owners with dog behaviour problems they may be facing.  He remains active in the animal welfare community and offers behavioural training advice to adopters of rescue dogs, plus knowledge and resources to shelters on a volunteer basis.