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Steve Appelbaum, 44, founder of Animal Behavior & Training Associates Inc. (ABTA) in Los Angeles

By April Y. Pennington • Mar 1, 2004

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Description:ABTA, a dog training company; Animal Behavior College (ABC), aschool for dog trainers

Start-up: ABTAin 1985, $3,000; ABC in 1999, $4,000 to $5,000

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