Thursday, September 16, 2010

Tips on how to become a dog trainer

You need both your academic and hands-on training under your belt and you have found a mentor at work, you are also a member of a professional organization, you know what your business goals and have a good idea on how to achieve them and you are setting up shop. Yes - you're there!
Once you become the lead trainer, you're comfortable enough with your knowledge and skills to charge for your services. Congratulations, you are a professional dog trainer.
Usually, when working with a teacher, you will begin by keeping them working together. At first a simple privates go with them - obedience, house training and the like. You will notice their class group, helping set-up and break down, and discussing in class and how it went.
The next step is to help. You will begin to help your teachers group lessons to help students when their turn to train their dogs. walk around the room tweaking their training, helpful hints. Step by step, with your advisor so that a portion of the class present. You can start by showing how the class for a dog to sit to get. This means that your lecture and demonstration to develop under the instruction of your teacher. Gradually you will start making more and more of the class. Assistant during the stage, you will probably start with the more complex the privates, such as aggression, fear, etc. Your advisor may advise you to take some of the more complex private consultation.
After being an assistant, and when your counselor is comfortable with your skills, you will become a lead trainer.

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