One of the prerequisites of a personal protection dog is confidence. If/when this dog’s services are needed, it will be during an extremely stressful situation. Personal assaults and home intrusions are very stressful indeed; for the victim, the aggressor, and the dog. If dogs are to be successful in preventing or averting these types of… Read more »
Author: Dog Trainer College
Five Scenarios for Scent Detection Dogs
A strong and developed sense of scent allows dogs to lead their handlers to the locations of different types of items. Regardless of location or distance, a canine handler needs to be able to work with their four-legged partner to find a difficult-to-find item or person. But what kind of situations should you prepare for… Read more »
Become a Trainer from Home With Our New Online Course
To train a dog properly, you need to know how to do more than just get it to sit, roll over and follow other basic commands. You really need to understand how dogs operate so that you can bring out the best in them and deal with a variety of training problems along the way…. Read more »
Medical Alert Service Dogs Can Help
Dogs are truly amazing creatures. In addition to being loving companions, when properly trained, they can also serve as animal doctors, helping owners with a range of medical ailments. Many dogs can sense discomfort before their owners can, and all it takes to bring that out is a little training. Dogs Can Detect the Signs… Read more »
Train and Treat a Dog on Halloween
Halloween is a fun and exciting time of year. People dress up as their favorite spooky characters, towns are painted orange and black with festive decorations and kids go door to door getting candy. This all sounds like a great time – at least if you’re a human. For a dog, all of the Halloween… Read more »
Training Odor Detection with Dogs
It is that time of year again. The leaves are changing, the nights are longer, and the smell of fall is truly in the air. It is these scents that make life worth living. But having the ability to smell our surroundings isn’t only a benefit to us, it is a benefit to dogs as… Read more »
Steps in Evaluating Prospective Training Dogs
Every dog trainer has a unique technique for selecting a dog for training. Every trainer is different and prefers a different testing methodology. At Dog Trainer College, students will learn how to assess different dogs – both puppies and adults – to determine the viability of a given dog’s ability to train. For starters, you… Read more »
Five Reasons Dog Trainer College Tops the Competition
Dog Trainer College is where people who love to train dogs come to learn the art of dog training from certified professionals in this very unique industry. There are many competing schools that claim to offer the most comprehensive and in-depth training, but there are many reasons why Dog Trainer College stands apart from any… Read more »
Five Skills You’ll Learn in a Master Trainer Course
You may decide to become a master dog trainer for various reasons. Whether you are joining the master training program to learn how to train tracking dogs, protection dogs, obedience dogs or service dogs, the Dog Trainer College is ready to educate you on how to work with a variety of canines for a wide… Read more »
