5 Important Tips to Become a Dog Trainer

There are so many professionals around the world and you may wonder which one is perfect for you. What if we tell you that some of the professions that are readily welcomed in the market come out of your own hobbies? For an instance, choreographers earn because of their hobby to dance, painters get rich and famous because of their hobby to paint and similarly, people who love animals and feel that they have the potential to tame and train them, turn into animal trainers, one of which is the profession of a dog trainer.

Who is a dog trainer and what does he do?

In simple terms, as the term itself speaks, a dog trainer is an individual who trains the dog to behave in a particular environment. If you go by a heavy explanation to this term, dog trainer is the one who uses several events occurring in the environment on a regular basis in order to modify or influence the behavior of a dog, so that he can assist in various activities or perform certain tasks on his own in order to make his domestic life easier. The concept of dog training came into existence from the early 1950s when people preferred having trained dogs in the homes, as the suburbanization and animal petting developed.

Following are some of the most important functions performed by a dog trainer:

• A dog trainer helps in making the dog understand how to behave in a particular environment or a house where he has been adopted as a pet
• He gains the trust of the animal so that the dog can rely on all that he teaches or trains him to do
• He helps in training him the basic obedience required, which most of the owners want their dogs to have
• The dog trainer understands the behavior of the animal and then helps him be understood by his owners as well
• Most of the times, the trainer also gives consultation to the owners of the dogs so that they are able to understand what their dog needs and how they need to take care of them

If all the above functions have convinced you and you think you wish to be a dog trainer, following are the three most important things to do in order to turn into one:

1. Have a thorough theoretical knowledge about dogs:

Every dog trainer needs to have an in-depth knowledge about dogs and hence it is essential for you to know about them, as much as possible. Make search engines your best friend and buy books that would help you know about these beautiful animals. There is so much to know about them, apart from their loyalty to their owners.

2. Visit animal shelters nearby to know about dogs:

If you have local animal shelters in the area where you live, it is essential for you to visit them to get to know about the behaviors of these animals. Moreover, in such shelters, you get to know about how different breeds of animals have difference in their behaviors, increasing your practical knowledge about them.

3. Join a dog training class:

Thanks to the increasing demand for dog trainers, there are dog training classes that are joined and supported by a lot of people who aspire to understand these cute beasties in a better way. However, if you don’t want to be a part of the class, you can always ask the teacher to let you observe the behaviors of the animals, so that you have a better idea about them.

4. Pet a dog:

No knowledge can be as vast as practical knowledge and hence if you can afford to join a class to learn about training dogs, you can always afford to pet a dog of any breed. This would help you in developing a constant relationship with the animal, letting you focus on what he wants and how he exactly behaves when he is exposed to certain situations in the domestic life. Moreover, you would also get to know what to feed him with and what kind of things are supposed to be done to make him understand what you want him to do and how you want him to behave in the house, especially when others are around.

5. Get a job:

Last but not the least; it is time for you to get a job when you have equipped with all sorts of experiences and knowledge related to this animal. You can always make use of social networking sites wherein you can put a ‘post’ talking about your interest and experience to work as a dog trainer. You never know one of your friends’ families would hire you for their dog.

Just like every profession and work needs time and learning, even this profession requires a lot of dedication and determination. People may think that it is an easy task to train a dog but the ones who do it, know how difficult it is to understand everything about the dog.