Making your passion your living is always a blessing. Most of the dog owners already are dog trainers to some extent but some of them really have a thing within them about it. If you love dogs, I bet the thought of becoming a dog trainer would have crossed your mind at least once. Who would not want to get paid for something they really like doing, after all!!!
Training a dog requires a lot of patience, practice and of course skill. One needs to understand canine psychology as positive and negative reinforcement, positive and negative punishment, conditioned reinforces, discrimination, generalization, habituation, sensitization and desensitization, blocking and overshadowing, motivation, establishing operations, conditioned emotional responses are few things you will need to implement while training them.
Apart from this one also needs to be aware of genetics of behavior, fixed action patterns, social signals, body language, social development, critical periods, hormonal influences and breed characteristics.
You can only train a dog when you understand them, they do not understand human language. We need to communicate to them in a way they understand. A dog trainer should possess strong animal handling skills and must adore and respect animals and treat them with kindness.
There are several short courses available in India and abroad for dog trainers. Some of them in India are available at:
Enrolling for classroom courses can be time taking and costly too. So you may like to opt for online courses or training materials that are available on the internet. They not only save your time and money but also provide you the convenience of learning at your own pace and at comfort. Become A Dog Trainer is one of the training materials available online.It starts from the basics and ends with you becoming a dog trainer!! Good luck :)
If you are looking for something which can help you overcome the behavioral problems of your dog, then this might be helpful for you.
So go ahead and let your passion turn into a rewarding and paying reality!!
Training a dog requires a lot of patience, practice and of course skill. One needs to understand canine psychology as positive and negative reinforcement, positive and negative punishment, conditioned reinforces, discrimination, generalization, habituation, sensitization and desensitization, blocking and overshadowing, motivation, establishing operations, conditioned emotional responses are few things you will need to implement while training them.
Apart from this one also needs to be aware of genetics of behavior, fixed action patterns, social signals, body language, social development, critical periods, hormonal influences and breed characteristics.
You can only train a dog when you understand them, they do not understand human language. We need to communicate to them in a way they understand. A dog trainer should possess strong animal handling skills and must adore and respect animals and treat them with kindness.
There are several short courses available in India and abroad for dog trainers. Some of them in India are available at:
- Cochin Dog Training Academy and Pet Resort : cochindogtraining@gmail.com
- Mumbai : k9cancare@hotmail.com
- Animal Rahat, New Delhi : info@animalrahat.com
- Woodstock Dog Training School, Chennai : ranga@woodstockdogs.com
- Commando Kennels, Secunderabad : commandokennels@yahoo.com
Enrolling for classroom courses can be time taking and costly too. So you may like to opt for online courses or training materials that are available on the internet. They not only save your time and money but also provide you the convenience of learning at your own pace and at comfort. Become A Dog Trainer is one of the training materials available online.It starts from the basics and ends with you becoming a dog trainer!! Good luck :)
If you are looking for something which can help you overcome the behavioral problems of your dog, then this might be helpful for you.
So go ahead and let your passion turn into a rewarding and paying reality!!
Very Nice post as usual and also very informative!
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