The Certification Council for Professional Dog Trainers (CCPDT), established in 2001, is the leading independent certifying organization for the dog training profession. The CCPDT is the leader in the development of rigorous exams to demonstrate mastery of humane, science-based dog training practices. Thousands of dog training professionals worldwide maintain the CCPDT’s certifications as a mark of high professional distinction.

Professional Testing Corporation (“PTC”) is providing notice of a cyber incident that may impact the privacy of some general information within our care. We are unaware of any identity theft or fraud occurring as a result of this incident. PTC recently learned that an unauthorized party gained access to our network and copied certain files from the network.

Our investigation determined the following type of information may have been impacted by this incident: name, address, phone number, email address, demographic information, academic and employment information and history, certifications or licensure history, continuing education credits and examination scores and other examination reports. Please rest assured that this incident did not impact any candidate Social Security numbers or financial account information as PTC does not collect or store that information. At this time, we have no indication that information was subject to actual or attempted misuse as a result of this incident. We’ve taken immediate steps to contain the incident, engaged in cybersecurity exports to investigate, and are implementing enhanced security measures.