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School for Dog Trainers

With the most inclusive canine education available, our School for Dog Trainers will teach you progressive and innovative methods for training dogs and working with people in a way that will make your dog training career a successful one. Unlike most courses, our programs offer you extensive hands-on training that provide you with real-life experience.

PROGRAMS OF STUDY

We have two programs of study to choose from. Service Dog Trainer or Master Dog Trainer. 

Service Dog Trainer. If you are eager to be a service dog trainer and work with their handlers. Our service Dog Training Program is the best program for you. This intensive program will help you cultivate the appropriate skill set necessary to understand how to properly select, socialize and train service dogs for many disabilities. The program also covers the legal ramifications of service dogs, emotional support dogs and therapy dogs. 

This program is offered for 82 weeks for a total of 2,200 hours 

1023 class hours and 1177 Lab hours 

Master Dog Trainer. If you are eager to be a dog trainer our Master Dog Training Program is truly for someone who is looking to get involved and make dog training their career. The program offers knowledge and experience on what is takes to become a successful dog trainer in an expanding and growing industry. Unlike most other dog training courses this program gives you an enormous amount if valuable hands-on experience showing what is required to become a successful trainer. From working with other training facilities to opening your own school. 

This program is offered for 52 weeks for a total of 1300 hours 

697 class hours and 603 lab hours 

General over view of Subjects covered 

AKC, Canine Behavior, Business and Marketing, Working with Clients, develop a training program, The law, Breeding, Rescue, Organization, Philanthropic, Teaching K9 handlers, Equipment, Legal and Accounting, Managing your business, Working with Disabilities, Application of Tools, Dog selection, evaluation, Therapy Dogs, Scent Discrimination, Nose works, Veterinary and Health, CPR and First aid.

Service Dog Program

This program will allow the graduate to train dogs for disabilities. Graduates will get their AKC Certifications based on the number of hours and dogs they manage to accurately train during the program. Graduates will also qualify to train therapy and facility dogs and certify with Pet Partners International.

Master Dog Trainer Program

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