All Dogs Academy - The perfect place for pets and their people

Professional Dog Training / What we teach / Our Courses / FAQs / Academy Faculty & Staff / Our Facilities / Enrollment Information / Tuition & Fees

Here's a sampling of what the courses in our Professional Trainers' School cover:

The Fundamentals of Training

• The 10 Steps to Training - start to finish - and beyond.

• What every trainer needs to know

  • Reading dogs & tailoring training to the individual's needs

  • What is "a behavior" and how to get it

  • Cues - When, how & what

  • Building the dog's repertoire of learned behaviors

  • Shaping, luring, modeling, capturing, targeting, chaining - what's it all mean? When to do what and how.

  • Taking trained behaviors to heights you never imagined.

• Getting reliable responses

  • Fast

  • Accurate

  • Reliable - anywhere & everywhere

• And much more!

Everything you ever wanted to know about dogs.
All about the factors that influence a dog's ability to learn and perform, and how to work with them or around them. Here are just a few of the factors:

• Temperament & assessing temperament - working with shy, timid, and aggressive issues, as well as bold, outgoing dogs

• Critical periods of psychological development - when to do what

• Breeds (and mixes) & breed influences - working with instincts

• Diet, nutrition, health & structure - They all influence learning and behavior, and you can maximize both the dog's and trainer's success

• Body language & communication - reading the dog, communicating through body language, and eliminating stress

• Socialization and raising puppies - what to introduce, how and when for the best dog possible.

Eliminating undesirable & problem behavior
Starting with typical problems encountered in classes, each unit builds the knowledge and skills of the trainer to deal with behavior problems.

• Dealing with "typical" issues

• Assessing and dealing with persistent behavior problems

• Interview skills, techniques & procedures

• Our 4-prong approach

  • Management techniques

  • Training alternative behaviors

  • The power of simple consequences

  • Behavior modification of dogs and their people

• When to cry "uncle" - referring to the right professional for thorny problems

Hands-on Practical Dog Stuff
Students train and learn in our unique environment, including applying training principles to:

• Grooming - from basic skills to rehabilitating dogs with grooming "issues"

• Dog handling - reading & using body language. Reducing anxiety

• Doggie Daycare - in our interactive pack - study dog interaction and communication

• Kennel basics - reducing anxiety to create a stress-free environment

• Manners, Agility, & Breed Handling classes - learn the skills and mechanics of teaching and running classes.

People Skills

• Teaching group classes

• Working with private training clients

• Dealing with difficult people

• Helping owners

  • Assessing and establishing goals

  • Reaching goals

  • Transferring knowledge to last them the dog's lifetime

Starting & Running a Business

• What you need to know to start or improve your own business

• The profitability of classes, in-home training and boarding training

• Know your market

• Advertising & promotion

• Record keeping

And so much more