Go to the Dogs - Work at Home As a Dog Trainer

Are you a canine fan? Have you always wanted to work at home? If you answered yes to both of these questions, you can combine your affection for pooches with your desire to work at home and become a dog trainer.

The dog trainer profession is a growing one. Dog trainers work in many capacities, including the film industry, working with the handicapped, and obedience training. The opportunities for regular employment and private, self-employment are rife in this profession.

If a work at home job is what you're looking for, you can become a dog trainer and work right out of your home in a couple of ways:

1) Teach obedience classes. Over half of canine owners enroll their pooches in obedience classes early on in their dog/owner relationship. Obedience training helps dogs and owners become oriented to one another and cements the dog-to-owner bond. It also teaches canines who is in charge (the human) and teaches owners how to get the kinds of responses from their pets that they desire without the use of force.

Obedience classes are usually conducted over a series of several sessions (typically between four and eight). The sessions include both canine and owner. Dogs learn the basic pooch skills: sit, fetch, roll over and beg. Owners learn how to elicit these behaviors using a system of gentle commands and rewards.

Extended training may include teaching pooches to navigate an obstacle course with the help of their human companions. Owners also learn proper canine care and nutrition.

Running an obedience class right out of your home requires a considerable amount of space. A large yard, extra lot or field is necessary so that pooches (and owners) have room to run without getting in each other's way and to set up an obstacle course.

If you don't have the space at home, you can still become a dog trainer. You can conduct the business portion of your operation from home and run classes in a rented space, such as a public park or farm.

2) Train guide dogs. Guide dogs help the disabled, blind or handicapped to live independently. They may act as "eyes" for the vision impaired or "ears" for the hearing impaired. They can even help epileptics anticipate the onset of seizures.

Working at home training guide dogs usually involves living 24/7 with the canine for several months or more, beginning in the puppy stage. Trainers raise the animal and teach it not just the basic puppy skills but also those special ones that will be needed in order to help the disabled.

Training guide dogs is a round -the-clock commitment but can usually be worked around a regular job if necessary. You must have adequate space to house the animal. A yard is a benefit, but not completely necessary as long as you take your charge out for regular exercise around the block or at the park.

Professional dog trainer certification is beneficial, and can be obtained from vocational colleges or through online courses. However, it's not always necessary, as long as you obtain proper training from some other source. For instance, some guide dog placement agencies offer private instruction for its trainers. Whatever route you choose, it's not only an excellent way to work at home, it's a rewarding way to serve the community you live in.

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