Dog Health Questions: How do you gain 300 hours of experience in dog training when trying to be a professional dog trainer?

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At least 300 hours experience in dog training within the last five years.

Two hundred twenty-five (225) hours or 75% of experience must be actual teaching hours (group class, private lessons) as a ‘Head Trainer' or Instructor.

Seventy-five (75) hours or 25% of experience can be in other related areas such as working with shelter animals, assisting in classes, working as a veterinarian technician or grooming (bather position not applicable).
A high school diploma or equivalent).
One reference from each of the following:
Veterinarian
Client
Colleague
Completion and filing of an Application for the Certification Examination for Pet Dog Trainers.
Signing and filing the CCPDT Code of Ethics.
Payment of required fee.

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Teaching group classes: Speak with trainers in your area and explain why you need their help. I've met a few trainers that are perfectly willing to allow an aspiring trainer to gain hours helping them. That way you get feedback on your performance and the dogs are safe.

Volunteer at your local rescues to work with the dogs who are in need of training to better their chances at finding a home.

Let your friends and family know that you need hours and offer to work with their dogs.

Where there is a will, there is a way. This depends on how far YOU are willing to go to achieve your certification.

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• The easiest way is to offer private lessons to dog owners and keep good records of the hours spent with them training their dogs. Run a ad in your local paper and talk to the local adult /community education center about offering puppy obedience courses at a affordable rate while you work towards your certificate.


• Try a volunteer position with your local humane society, let them know what you are tring to accomplish and most chapters are happy to help and appreciate the extra assistance. I would also contact some trainers in your area and ask to apprentice with them. Good luck!


• You can find a trainer in your area and, after demonstrating your skills to her, offer to supplement her training by working her client's dogs for free. That's what I'm doing =)


• Join your local obedience club. Take some classes, once they've seen your training skills volunteer to be an instructor or assistant instructor.


• you can go to obedience class with your dog or with out and ask the instanter if you could help


• Volunteer work


• stop trying. there's no hope. none at all. go be emo now... run along.