Pro Trainer Academy 

Are you an aspiring Dog Trainer looking for help to reach your goals? Take the Quiz to see where your strengths are and where we might be able to help you!

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Imagine...

  • Work that doesn't feel like work.
  • Earning an income by indulging in your passion for dogs.
  • Having everything you need to confidently help owners have the dog of their dreams.
  • Having the flexibility to learn and grow as a professional, at your own pace, and move down a new career path, even with your busy life.
  • Being a member of a community to get ongoing support, work through challenging cases, and be inspired by others.
  • Experiencing ongoing support/mentoring from an expert who does every day, what you aspire to do.

Perhaps you’ve always wanted a career in training dogs but never felt confident about how to get started...

What if you could enroll in a program that can take you there – one that could help you obtain the skills to train dogs AND the skills to run your own business?

Gold Country Trainer Academy has a comprehensive, hybrid (online/ in person) that will give you the knowledge, confidence, and skills to help virtually any behavioral problem that you will encounter.

You will have an amazing foundation to launch into your choice of specialty programs if you desire or focus on serving an amazing array of obedience needs for pets and their parents!

Can you imagine?
If you can, the Premier Trainer Program is for you!

 

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Have you dreamed of becoming a dog trainer but don't know how to get started? We can help you! Students areĀ ensured excellent training skills, clear and concise business expertise, and extensive hands on experience in addition to online flexibility.

Take the Quiz to see where we can help you!

Next Academy Kick off is January 22, 2024 at 6:00p.m.

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Create thoughtful Assessments of Teams

You will learn how to assess a team's (both dog and person) strengths and weaknesses so that you can create a comprehensive plan to help them achieve their goals. 

Communication with Clarity

You will have the confidence to train a dog in a way that generates excellent results with the least amount of stress and frustration. 

Confidence in Handling All Types of Dogs

Through our Comprehensive Hands-on Training, you will become confident about handling even difficult dogs… that is after all what we often get called for!

Intensive Knowledge

By applying the intensive knowledge that you acquire in this program, you will build solid obedience foundations and transforms and transform dog behavior for dogs of all ages and behavior challenges. 

Marketing

We teach you the best strategies for marketing in order to attract your ideal clients.

Business Plans

Not only do we tackle the dogs, but we teach you all the aspects of running a business and help you create your very own customized business plan so you can hit the ground running upon graduation.

A Proven Program

Gold Country Trainer Academy is much more than an online course. It’s a comprehensive, hybrid (online and in-person) coaching and mentoring program that provides you with education and support across an entire year. Through a combination of online learning to get you started and in-person learning to get you hands-on directly with us, you will develop the necessary skills and support system to feel confident taking on clients on your own or working at a facility, depending on whatever direction you decide to take your training career. 

Phase 1

Online: 3 - 6months.

Done from the comfort of your own home on your own schedule. 

You will learn the following:

  • Understanding Dog Behavior
  • How to Communicate Clearly based on how dogs learn best
  • How to use a balanced approach to training with a heavy emphasis on positive reinforcement but still ensuring reliability while maintaining a happy confident dog

Phase 2

In-person: 5 weeks Intensive in Person*

During this time, you will get a hands-on experience in all areas of our facility and all things dog:

  • Boarding dogs (especially challenging ones) – you need to know how to handle dogs that are in stress due to being in an unfamiliar environment. There is no better way to hone your skills than getting your hands on all types of dogs.
  • Training dogs – you will train 3  board and train dogs from start to finish during this time so that you learn how to put into practice the skills you learned in Phase 1 in a quick and efficient timeframe. 
  • You will bring your own dog to work on advanced skills, such as heeling and retrieving. 
  • You will get exposure by shadowing client interactions, sports classes, and service dog outings. You will have the opportunity to work your own dog in these venues. 
  • *Opportunity to do this curriculum from home and reduce the 5 weeks down to one week, but we strongly recommend coming for five weeks to immerse yourselves in the dog training business.  

Phase 3

Online: Practicum

Once you have completed Phase 1 and Phase 2, you must show that you internalized the skills in training, assessments, creating curriculum, and business aspects. You will have set the stage for you to hit the ground running in your own business. You may then enroll in our Practicum.

Successful completion of the practicum is required for certification.

By the end of the program, you will be able to:

  • Identify how best to assess a human/k9 teams’ strengths and weaknesses
  • Identify how to create programs for human/k9 teams which emphasize teaching through positive reinforcement, but polishing with pressure as needed to secure reliable behaviors
  • Identify commonly made errors in communication between handler and dog and create a plan to fill in the holes based on the team’s capabilities
  • Learn to create customized approaches to multiple types of dogs and students based on their needs and abilities
  • Create a clear business plan that you can put into action to get a jump start on your new career

At the Gold Country Trainer Academy, you’ll learn how to create a powerfully effective curriculum for teaching dogs and owners, group classes, private lessons, or comprehensive programs using our clearly established tools for K9 communication.

Take the Dog Trainer Quiz

Have you dreamed of becoming a dog trainer but don't know how to get started? We can help you! Students are ensured excellent training skills, clear and concise business expertise, and extensive hands on experience in addition to online flexibility.

Take the Quiz to see where we can help you!

Next Academy Kick off is March 30, 2023 at 6:30p.m.

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