John Visconti

John D. Visconti, CPDT-KA is a DWAA Maxwell Award winning author and owner of Rising Star Dog Training Services, LLC and Rising Star Dog Training, LLC. His book, Fetch More Dollars for Your Dog Training Business is the 2015 winner of the prestigious Dog Writers Association of America Maxwell Award reference book of the year. He has written several columns for BARKS from the Guild and the Chronicle of the Dog. He has also served as a chair for the APDT (Association of Professional Dog Trainers) business sub-committee and presented several coaching lectures and webinars to dog training schools and force-free organizations. John is also an award winning, published songwriter and performer.