Dog Trainers Course

  • Introductions
  • Observation of dog training, operations, kennel care and instruction
  • Introduction to dogs - How to handle a dog
  • Safety lecture including fight / flight / freeze instinct and how to overide
  • Equipment lecture
  • Terminology of dog training lecture including reports
  • Grooming and bathing lecture
  • Videos - Discussions and reports

  • Review reports
  • Kennel management lecture
  • Dog assignments and videos with discussion
  • Operant conditioning lecture
  • The Magic of Dog Training - Lecture
  • Practical work in handling, bathing and care
  • Practical work with pups and puppies
  • Medications and how to apply them

  • Community run (Theory and Practice)
  • Long line training
  • Remote collar introduction - Pre-conditioning
  • Shopping center workouts
  • Kennel Management lecture and test

  • Review reports - Off leash obedience with-out distractions
  • Off leash obedience with distractions - Tab work
  • Retrieve methods
    • Instruction lecture How to Teach Individually - Running an Obedience Group Class - Videos and discussion
  • Practical critique of assigned dogs, grades and new dogs assigned
  • Introduction to protection - The Four Footed Helper
  • Equipment lecture and review safety lecture
  • General obedience test

  • Lecture for final exam in obedience
  • Mock class instruction
  • Practical protection training with sac, tug and sleeve
  • Introduction to whip and stick
  • Videos, reports and test

  • Scenarios
  • Introduction to the body bite suit
  • Consultations - how to evaluate
  • Test and practical work

  • Competition obedience
  • Agility training lecture and visit a class
  • Practical training obedience and protection
  • Lecture - Training For the Disabled
  • Juno work-outs under blindfold - Obedience
  • Lecture- Orientation and Mobility
  • Start group class
  • Developing rapport

  • Muzzle training
  • Scent theory
  • Obstacle course test
  • Force leading session with a dog - "Forward and Halt"
  • Starting a dog on article retrieve

  • Tracking demonstration - beginning
  • Scent test
  • Explosive detection training
  • Grading of dogs assigned and assignment of new dogs
  • Guide dogs - Turns, hop ups and curbs

  • How to deal with problem dogs
  • Behavior modification - Jolly routine
    • Micturition
    • Caprophagia
    • Seperation anxiety
    • Shy sharpness / Dominant aggressiveness
  • Scenarios Tested
    • Guide dog work-outs - Clearance, stairs and malls

  • How to get The Eye of the Dog
  • Office procedures
  • Adverising
  • Customizing the instruction to individuals

      Lifestyle, Gender, Race, Religion and Culture

      • Police dog training reports
      • Guide dog straight line concept and responsibility

  • Area search training
  • Gunfire
  • Directional control
  • Narcotics detection
  • Book test

  • Practical work-outs with body suit
  • Breeding and whelping
  • Service dog training scenarios
  • Book test and videos test
  • Practical test

  • Practical work-outs in needed areas
  • Oral and practical exams
  • Mock group obedience class practice
  • Lecture - Business Management

  • Police certification procedures
  • Finish any remaining tests
  • Practical work-outs at student discretion
  • Judging lectures

  • Overall evaluation
  • Placement possibilities or "How to Start"
  • Individual sessions on whatever student wants
  • GRADUATION!

1544 Avohill Rd, Vista, CA 92084 | (760) 749-0897 or Toll Free 1-877-BAD DOGS