A Message from Brian Coyne, CEO of Animal Habits Faculty
Howdy ABC neighborhood,
I’m excited to introduce myself as the brand new CEO of Animal Habits Faculty (ABC). As lots of you might 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 just 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 workforce insisted that I embody one right here – so right here’s my try and 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 onerous 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 neighborhood which have made ABC a trusted identify in animal training.
Looking forward to 2026, we’re making ready for a main relaunch of the ABC model. The brand new platform will strengthen our position as a frontrunner within the ever-growing subject of animal professions, from coaching and grooming to veterinary assist and past.
Simply as importantly, we wish to interact extra intently with our ABC alumni neighborhood. Your suggestions, concepts, and success tales are invaluable to shaping the subsequent era of ABC. Within the coming months, we’ll be launching new initiatives to spotlight alumni experience, share inspiring tales, and collect enter on how we will proceed bettering our applications and companies.
Thanks for being a part of the ABC household — previous, current, and future. I’m trying ahead to working with all of you to make 2026 our most fun yr but.
Heat regards,
Brian Coyne
Chief Government Officer
Animal Habits Faculty
