Hi there ABC group,
I’m excited to introduce myself as the brand new CEO of Animal Conduct Faculty (ABC). As a lot of you will have heard, ABC was acquired by Peterson’s in September 2025 — a milestone that marks an thrilling new chapter for the Faculty, our college students, and our alumni.
Briefly about me, I’m a canine one that is simply too busy to take care of a canine, BUT was bullied into getting Penny by my spouse and our two younger daughters 3 years in the past.
Oddly, nobody within the household takes photos of me and Penny, however the ABC crew insisted that I embody one right here – so right here’s my try to get her to take an image with me, as you’ll be able to inform I’m not a fan of the licking. 
Again to the acquisition…
Peterson’s has been a frontrunner in on-line studying and profession preparation for greater than 50 years, and this partnership brings collectively ABC’s distinctive experience in animal profession training with Peterson’s deep expertise in digital studying innovation.
Over the approaching months, our groups are working exhausting to modernize the ABC platform with new studying applied sciences, mobile-friendly instruments, and enhanced content material creation capabilities — all whereas preserving the excellent curriculum and supportive group which have made ABC a trusted identify in animal training.
Waiting for 2026, we’re making ready for a serious relaunch of the ABC model. The brand new platform will strengthen our function as a frontrunner within the ever-growing discipline of animal professions, from coaching and grooming to veterinary assist and past.
Simply as importantly, we need to interact extra carefully with our ABC alumni group. Your suggestions, concepts, and success tales are invaluable to shaping the following era of ABC. Within the coming months, we’ll be launching new initiatives to focus on alumni experience, share inspiring tales, and collect enter on how we are able to proceed bettering our packages and companies.
Thanks for being a part of the ABC household — previous, current, and future. I’m wanting ahead to working with all of you to make 2026 our most fun 12 months but.
Heat regards,
Brian CoyneChief Govt OfficerAnimal Conduct Faculty
