International Dog Trainer School starts in Tallinn, Estonia 25th March 2017.
The course is taught during eight weekends (Saturday and Sunday), and is open to all above 18 years of age.
Upon successful completion of the course, you will be awarded a Diploma.
The course will be taught in English. All reading materials and assignments will be in English.
For information in Estonian click here
For information in Finnish click here
Price: 1250 Euro
Do you want to become a professional dog trainer and specialize in the field of behavior and a dog’s natural, silent language and calming signals? Do you want to work part-time or full-time training dogs and owners and also work as a behaviorist helping owners through private consultations? Or are you already a dog trainer and want to specialize and aquire more science based knowledge?
If you answered yes to any of these questions, this education might be the right one for you!
This high quality education will give you excellent practical and theoretical skills of dog training and dog behavior. Upon completion, you can start your own business or be qualified to work for other dog training schools and institutions.
We teach only positive training methods, with an emphasis on the dog’s natural behavior.
The subjects we will cover include:
Dog behavior: the dog’s silent language, body language, communication, dog development and ethology, history, puppies, adolescent, mature dogs, social developments, critical periods, hormonal influences, breed characteristics, problem solving, stress, fears, aggression, health and nutrition.
Dog learning behavior: positive training methods, desensitization, motivation, comparisons of dog learning to human learning, classical and operant conditioning, positive reinforcement.
Practical training: problem solving, observation, positive training methods teaching basic obedience and more challenging tasks like desensitization for stressed dogs and dog-to-dog aggression.
The dog trainer: how to design your courses, counsel individuals and motivate owners, instruction and observation techniques as well as building confidence as a public speaker, marketing and running your own small business, customer service and pedagogy for humans.
Course workload and exams:
One presentation
Practical instruction
Exam:
Presentation of a written dissertation/assignment
The course will be taught in English, and all reading materials and assignments will also be in English.
For a detailed course syllabus click here
Any questions? Send me an email, fill in the contact form or call: +47 99 04 28 03
If you answered yes to any of these questions, this education might be the right one for you!
This high quality education will give you excellent practical and theoretical skills of dog training and dog behavior. Upon completion, you can start your own business or be qualified to work for other dog training schools and institutions.
We teach only positive training methods, with an emphasis on the dog’s natural behavior.
The subjects we will cover include:
Dog behavior: the dog’s silent language, body language, communication, dog development and ethology, history, puppies, adolescent, mature dogs, social developments, critical periods, hormonal influences, breed characteristics, problem solving, stress, fears, aggression, health and nutrition.
Dog learning behavior: positive training methods, desensitization, motivation, comparisons of dog learning to human learning, classical and operant conditioning, positive reinforcement.
Practical training: problem solving, observation, positive training methods teaching basic obedience and more challenging tasks like desensitization for stressed dogs and dog-to-dog aggression.
The dog trainer: how to design your courses, counsel individuals and motivate owners, instruction and observation techniques as well as building confidence as a public speaker, marketing and running your own small business, customer service and pedagogy for humans.
Course workload and exams:
One presentation
Practical instruction
Exam:
Presentation of a written dissertation/assignment
The course will be taught in English, and all reading materials and assignments will also be in English.
For a detailed course syllabus click here
Any questions? Send me an email, fill in the contact form or call: +47 99 04 28 03