Brian Kilcommons

Brian Kilcommons (born 1953) is an American author and dog trainer. He is a protégé of Barbara Woodhouse, and the only North American to have studied under Woodhouse in Great Britain. Kilcommons is the author of pet training manuals.

Early life Brian Kilcommons was born in 1953 in Levittown, New York. He enrolled in a pre-veterinary program at Iowa State University, but did not finish, due to a lack of finances. He opened a training and obedience school in 1977. He lives on a farm in Gardiner, New York. He is married to Sarah Wilson, who is also a trainer and the co-author of seven of his books.

Career

Dog training Kilcommons has trained the dogs of many celebrities and he has been described as the dog trainer to the stars by a Miami Herald reporter. He has trained over 35,000 dogs. Occupying an area of 1,200 sq. ft. the center includes facilities for puppy daycare, a puppy treadmill, puppy play groups and a puppy fashion boutique under the name of Bark Avenue. He has also been nominated twice for the Genesis Award.

Television appearances Kilcommons has appeared on 20/20, CBS This Morning, Good Morning America, QVC, HGTV, The Oprah Winfrey Show, A&E, The Today Show, ABC News, CNN (global), Prime Time Live, The Wall Street Journal Report, PBS's Gentle Doctor: Veterinary Medicine, and he hosted Fox News Channel's "Pet News". He has also served as the CBS Morning News Investigative Reporter and Animal Expert on WABC Eyewitness News, Channel 7. He toured several Petstock a pet supplies stores in Australia during 2012, conducting workshops with customer's dogs.

Published works

Articles

Kilcommons has written articles for the following publications: Redbook, Town & Country, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, People, Miami Herald, Toronto Star, The Boston Globe, USA Today, San Francisco Chronicle, Vancouver Sun, Time, The Philadelphia Inquirer, The New York Times, Newsday, St. Louis Post Dispatch, Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, Glamour, Dogs in Canada, Mc Calls, Palm Beach Daily News, Dog World, Dog Fancy, Seventeen, InStyle Magazine, Women's Wear Daily. He has also been a contributor to Parade Magazine.

Books Your Dog: An Owner's Manual (1981) Good Owners, Great Dogs (1992) Childproofing Your Dog (1994) Good Owners, Great Cats (1995) Mutts: America's Dogs (1996) Tails From the Bark Side (1997) Paws to Consider: The Complete Guide to Selecting A Breed (1999) Metrodog: The Essential Guide To Raising Your Dog In The City (2001) My Smart Puppy (2006)