Dog Trainer Apprentice Programs

In a major effort to make a positive influence in an animals life, I have developed a Dog Trainer Apprentice program for persons who live near enough to Greeneville to be able to travel to our training center once or twice a week for several months.

I am a positive dog trainer, and my methods encompass Classical and Operant Conditioning. Our apprentice programs will take you from a raw recruit if that is where you are now, and expose you to the science behind positive dog training.

I use clickers as event markers for training new behaviors, and the mechanical aspect of using this tool is also taught to our Apprentices.

During the Apprenticeship, you will work with rescue dogs, students dogs, and potential service dogs as you develop your own positive training skills.

Our goal is to train our Apprentices to the point where they too can become Certified Professional Dog Trainers.

There are three levels of the Apprentice program, and you can go through as many or as few of the levels as you choose. There is also a "Pre-Apprentice" program which will help you to decide if dog training is really for you.

Trained dogs seldom find themselves abandoned. Dog training saves lives.

Dog training and working with dog lovers is the best thing I have ever done in my life. The dogs really appreciate you helping train Mom & Dad.