Dog Training Career Info - Organizations
Dog training career info can help you decide if training dogs is the right career for you. Loving dogs is not a good enough reason for wanting to make a career teaching them to behave. Most dog training involves dealing with people on a one-to-one basis.
Attending seminars, workshops, or conferences is a good way to get dog training career info including where to find reputable places to study, how to specialize and how to set up your own dog training school. Other seminars and workshops will actually teach you how to train dogs. These are usually pretty cheap, run by experts in the field and cost about $30-50/day
According to The American Dog Trainers Network people who want to learn about dog training should attend at least two dozen 1- to 4-day seminars. These dog training career info sessions cover a wide range of subjects including the history and development of different breeds, choosing and raising puppies, house training and crate training, Puppy Training
, obedience training and more.
Contact the American Dog Trainers Network for more dog training career info.
Joining dog trainers or animal behavior organizations is a great way to obtain current dog training career info. Try the following organizations:
* American Dog Trainers Network
* (212) 727-7257 (1-3PM EST)
* Animal Behavior Society
* Association of Pet Dog Trainers
* (800) PET-DOGS
* National Association of Dog Obedience Instructors provides dog training career info.
Attend conferences for up-to-date dog training career info and training. The Association of Pet Dog Trainers hold annual conferences.
* APDT: (800)PET-DOGS (ask for other dog training career info)
The ASPCA Animal Behavior Course is a great forum for dog training career info and training. Contact them at:
* The ASPCA Animal Behavior Course
Amy Marder, PhD, Director
New York City
(212)876-7700 for more dog training career info.
Several universities offer programs in animal behavior, for example Cornell University, Geulph University, and Tufts University in Boston. Call or write them for more dog training career info.
Reading books is a great way to stay current with dog training career info and learn about the latest advances and techniques. Read as much as you can, but always be discerning about the information contained in any book.
