How to Become a Dog Trainer
How to become a dog trainer. Full Certified Dog Trainer Certificate Programme. Scroll down for the Full Course Programme.
Join a Multi-Award Winning Dog and Puppy Training Academy.
Watch the video to find out how I became a dog trainer and how you can too.
Join a Multi-Award Winning Dog and Puppy Training Academy.
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With certification training through the National Dog Training Academy.
This is not a ‘quick fix’ course. It will take you several months to complete, after which you will need to gain experience with your first paying customers, to move on to LEVEL 4 – Bronze Award Level Dog Training.
This programme will train you to a high standard and is for people who want to offer a quality, professional service to their customers and make this a professional career move.
We give you lifetime support, so you’re never alone.
Training dogs can be a way to do something you truly enjoy, while making enough money to support yourself, your family, and – of course – your dogs. But, being a dog trainer is as much about people as it is about dogs. Learning how to train a dog, does not equip you to become a dog trainer.
There’s so much more to choosing your profession than choosing the one with the highest pay. In fact, if there’s one thing that we’ve learned from the world shutting down, it’s that being in the right job can impact your life in MANY more ways than financially.
Life is too short and too precious to spend 60% (or more) of it doing something you don’t absolutely love. So if you’re not happy where you are, it may be the right time to explore and find something that will make you happy.
We will support you all the way. 2023 has seen the addition of our new, monthly coaching programme to be sure you never feel alone. 2024 now includes LEVEL 4, absolutely free, on completion of LEVEL 3 and evidence of starting your business.
If you just want to start by learning more about dogs, sign up for the Understanding the Dog module, online. You can book this by clicking here. Just £47+VAT.
Hi, I’m Sandra, head and founder of The National Dog Training Academy (formerly AA Dog Training). A Fellow Member of the Institute of Training and Occupational Learning.
Dog training and puppy training all began when I got Rolo, a Flatcoated retriever, without understanding that I’d got myself a pet gundog. In fact, I’d never even heard of a gundog before!
But Rolo and I had to find something we could do together that we would both enjoy. What we found was gundog training, and in it I recognized an opportunity to take my dog training career seriously. I discovered Steve Mann and took two of his courses and a year-long mentorship.
Since then I have graduated from many dog training courses, including earning a Diploma in Canine Studies and a Professional Dog Instructors certificate through Cambridge Institute of Dog Training and Behaviour.
I’ve even trained with Phillipa Williams and Richard Curtis (who respectively perform in Gundog, and Heelwork to Music, at Crufts).
When I set out on the road, it was lonely. It was scary. Very few people who were on my course ever achieved their dream. That’s why I am so passionate, not just about the training we do for dogs and handlers, but training and supporting others to become dog trainers.
If you’d like to book a call with me, please use this link here.
About The Programme – Dog Trainer Certificate
The National Dog Training Academy’s Dog Trainer Certification Course is a multi-level programme, beginning with theory and online learning in Level 1. Level 2 continues your online journey with the addition of live, online classrooms. Level 3 takes you to a fully hands-on practical training, 4 days,face-to-face with our trainers in Southampton.
Level 4 and above leads you to exciting, new challenges, when you’re ready.
Required for your Dog Trainer Certificate. Levels 2 and 3 must be completed within 6 months of each other.
See available dates below.
Released to you, free of charge, when you evidence that you have started your business, post Level 3. This will progress all you learn in Level 3, meaning you can take you clients up to Bronze Level Award and beyond! Imagine handing out your first Bronze Award to a customer.
Pet Gundog – our most popular classes – our very own grading programme and activities.
Scentwork – learn Truffle Hunting the proper way, as the real Truffle Hunters do it.
Tracking and Trailing- run these classes with fun, unique lesson plans.
Fun, safe, agility – no big equipment. Avoid injury to dogs and learn fun agility, safe, skills and handling.
All of the above are run throughout the year. These add on classes will get your business booming. Stand out from the crowd.
Level 1 – 4 and lifetime business, online, monthly, group coaching
All for just £1997 incl. VAT
Level 1 – Theory online, Understanding the Dog and The Human – the beginning of your teaching learning.
Level 2 – Online video training. Start learning how to train a dog, properly, using the correct methods of positive reward based training. For this you need to practise the techniques on your own dog or others that you know. Gain as much experience as possible at this level.
Start creating your lesson plans and developing your Work Book.
Online classrooms are included in Level 2, one month before your In Person, Level 3 course. These classrooms ensure you are ready to start teaching when you arrive for Level 3 in person training.
Level 3 – spend 4 days in Southampton, with my me and my team, as you put into practise all that you’ve learned. Teach, teach, teach. That’s what Level 3 is all about. Teaching a group of people, outside, when they all have a dog, is NOT like, teaching a group of people sitting on a chair in a room.
Go home, prepared and ready to take your first paying customers, either one to one or in a group.
Level 4 – released to you, free of charge, online, when you take on your first paying customers.
Why don’t we release Level 4?
We don’t want you to be overloaded with information. You need to digest, practise and evidence your learning before moving forward. Level 4 gives you the training to keep your customers moving forward. They complete your first 6 week course, then you get them signed up for their next course, and their next …Keep your customers for life with the exciting challenges you can offer them.
Limited places are available and 2024 is filling fast.
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The first course of Level 1 takes you through the background of the dog and the theory of how a dog learns. The second course of Level 1introduces you to teaching people, how adults learn.
Level 1 gives you all the theory to get you started and prepare you for Level 2.
Level 1 covers the background knowledge
Understanding The Dog
If all you want is to understand your dog better, you can take this course alone.
We will refund the cost of this course if you go on to complete the full Dog Trainer Certificate programme.
Sign up for Understanding the Dog
The Human
And much more …..
Online self-study combined with 2 live, online classrooms. The live sessions will also be recorded.
This level is all about preparing you for the practical training level.
You will:
You will perfect these in Level 3, in person training.
Level 2 also prepares you for being self-employed.
If that’s new to you, it will give you your starting point, so you know how to get started. How to find your venue and get your marketing started.
And if you run into any problems, email and telephone support are available if needed.
On completion of Level 3, monthly, online, group coaching, is also there to support you.
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Don’t get lost in the crowd
Dates available below
Book your in person training date and get started now, with the online study.
March 5th – 8th 2024 – NOW FULL
April 2nd – 5th 2024 – 1 space unexpectedly available
Available Dates
May 28th – 31st (Half Term) – NOW FULL
July 9th – 12th 2024
Select your chosen dates at checkout
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Level 3
You will put together all that you’ve learned in Level 1 and 2, and work in a small group (spaces are capped at 4 participants) with me and my team. This ensures that you won’t get “lost in the crowd,” and will guarantee you the personal attention you need to succeed in setting up your dog training business.
You are welcome to bring a sociable, friendly dog to help you train. This must be by prior arrangment, so we can plan dog numbers for the training. Your dog MUST be able to settle in a crate or in your car as required.
£1,997 paid in full, or two separate payments of £1,149.
The final Payment must be made in full before starting Level 2 of the programme.
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Your certificate is good for life. You will have the responsibility to take some basic continuing development courses each year, though.
You can take as long as you like to complete the onine learning. Level 3 date needs to be booked in advance, but we will do our very best to provide alternative dates, if you can provide genuine reasons for needing to change this.
So, if you’re ready to begin your journey as a dog trainer, please act fast. There are only 4 spaces available for each practical section, and they disappear fast!
Click the link below, select your course date and payment option, and I’ll see you in class.
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