Dog Health Questions: How to open dog training business?

I am only 13, but I REALLY want to be a dog trainer. I think it would be so cool to help people train their dogs over the summer. My dog is really well trained, and we've even begun to work on our freestyle routine, but I just have no idea how I would start a dog training business, how much I would charge, and how I would get people to come and trust a 13 year old to train their dog. I will be 14 on Monday if that helps at all.

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You sound like you have a natural talent for training. Unfortunately you are a bit too young and will want to finish HS and then go on to take a few courses in dog training technics so you will have some credentials to back you up. Then you can go from there with establishing a successful business. I wish you the best of luck and keep up the good work. Never give up on your dreams! PS In the meantime you can still study training either through an online course, books, or contact a local trainer that wouldn't mind you sitting in on training sessions with them or maybe take you on as an intern. Just because you are 13 doesn't mean you can't prepare for the time you will be old enough and have the credentials to apply for your own business license. You also have lots of time to think of a snappy name. Mine is "Just Whistle". I admire your ambition at such a young age.

Things to Consider Before You Go For a Dog Training Career

• No one is going to hire a minor. In order to start up a business, you'll need to get a business license from your city/county. You'll need to be bonded. You'll need to obtain a liability insurance policy. You will need to get references from the obedience trainer that you mentored under, and you'll have to have a legal written contract for both parties to sign. As far as the financial end of it, you need to speak to a CPA, regarding taxes, etc. You can call the other licensed and bonded pet sitters/walkers/trainers to see what the average charge is in your area. Best place to advertise would be in the yellow pages of your local phonebook.
  
  Really, again, no one is going to hire a minor.


• If you are serious about this, find a mentor that is training and showing in the performance ring. Training one dog is not enough to get a reputation as a good trainer. Not all dogs train the same, and training a poodle is far different than training a Rottie for example. You need experience and education before entering in to any business that can be successful. To be a dog trainer you need to develop a reputation as a knowledgeable dog person, and to do this you need to get your name into the dog circles that are actively looking for a trainer. Here is a site you should look in to;
  http://www.technical-schools-guide.com/a…


• not yet wait till you are out of highschool Sry I know school sucks.