Dog Training Jobs - How to Become a Professional Dog Trainer
By Mike Sorian
If you love working with dogs you might want to become a professional dog trainer. Jobs training dogs are becoming more popular than ever due to the influx of so many celebrity dog training shows on TV. These shows are bringing more awareness to viewers how important having a well trained dog can be to having a well behaved and enjoyable pet dog. To get started with a dog training job, you will first need to acquire the knowledge and experience required to become a dog trainer.
To learn more about jobs training dogs and what it entails to become a professional dog trainer, check out the Association of Pet Dog Trainers. Their organization is a wonderful place to find out more about dog training jobs. You can network with the members of the APDT, and find out about all the various aspects of the dog training business. They have a Forum, provide Seminars and Newsletters, and can educate you about what it means to have a dog training business.
There are dog trainer training academies teaching future dog trainers the basics of the business. In addition to the actual training, you will need to learn about the many other aspects of running your own business before you get started. A good educational program will include courses to teach about these subjects:
History of Dog Training - The history course teaches you about the background of training for dogs, beginning in the 19th Century, and up to date with modern dog training techniques, and compare the various types of training methods being used.
Animal Learning - In this section you will learn how animals understand and learn things, and the various methods that are used to train the dogs, such as: positive and negative reinforcement; desensitization; motivations; conditioning emotional responses, habituation and more. You will learn behavior modification techniques and the most effective training methods.
Dog Behavior - During the lessons in this course you learn all about how dogs develop socially, development at various life stages, characteristics of certain types of breeds, dog body language, social interaction, and hormonal influences, among others.
Designing Your Classes - This information is intended to teach you how to set up your school's curriculum and also about how to work with other people in your business (employees or associates) and, very importantly, with your clients.
Business Management - This part of your training should include teaching you the basics of opening and running your dog training business successfully.
You can get a national certification if you qualify from the Certification Council for Pet Dog Trainers.
If you want to run your own dog training business you must also learn about how to make money with your business. You will need to learn how to attract customers and set up the training classes. You need to know how to make the classes fun and interesting for the dogs and their masters. You can get started once you are qualified by working with a mentor at another dog training academy. This will give you hands on experience in working with the dogs and their owners (sometimes more challenging than the dogs themselves) and learning how the business is run on a day by day basis. Experience like this can be very valuable prior to trying to open your own dog training business
After gaining experience you can then try to promote your own business. You can network with Community Groups, Veterinarians, Pet Stores and Animal shelters to get leads for customers. You can get a lot of customers later on through good word of mouth referrals, so this is where your ability to work well with people, as well as train dogs, is important. So, if you are someone who loves working with dogs, get started with a new career by checking out the information provided by the Associate of Pet Dog Trainers to see if a job training dogs is the right thing for you.
If you want to learn more about how to train your dog, using the very best positive training techniques, please check out the helpful dog obedience training articles at http://BehaveDoggy.com.
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