Trainer
Training
Q:
How can I become a dog trainer?
A:
In addition to my DVD, The Dog
Whisperer: Beginning and Intermediate
Dog Training, and my book,
The Dog Whisperer: A Compassionate
Nonviolent Approach to Dog Training,
I suggest that you read as much
as you can on the subject. Here
is a list of books I recommend that
are terrific and pretty easy to
understand.
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So
You Want to be a Dog Trainer by
Nicole Wilde
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It's
Not the Dogs It's the People
by Nicole Wilde
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The
Power of Positive Dog Training
by Pat Miller
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Positive
Perspectives by Pat
Miller
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Don't
Shoot the Dog by Karen
Pryor
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The
Culture Clash by Jean
Donaldson
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Calming Signals
by Turid Rugaas
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How
to Teach a New Dog Old Tricks
by Ian Dunbar
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Dog
Behavior by Ian Dunbar |
Other good DVDs
and videos are Train your Dog
(Wilde) and Take a Bow Wow (Boightman).
Ian Dunbar has also produced several excellent
videos. They all can be ordered online
at www.dogwise.com.
Two excellent magazines to subscribe to
are The Whole Dog Journal (whole-dog-journal.org)
and Animal Wellness Magazine
(www.animalwellnessmagazine.com).
I would also suggest you attend as many
dog training seminars as you can and watch
and listen to as many trainers as you
can. Like anything else, some instructors
are competent and others not so, but you
can always learn something. The Society
for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (www.spca.com)
has an excellent teacher training program
as does Pat Miller (www.peaceablepaws.com).
And if you’re also interested in
working in the dog rescue arena, Best
Friends Sanctuary (www.bestfriends.org)
has seminars on how to start a rescue
organization. |
