Dog Trainers play an essential role in helping puppies learn how to be safe and thrive as they grow to maturity. Basic training typically focuses on obedience, including working with dogs who need help understanding how to walk on a leash, sit and heel on command and use a doggy door. Dog Trainers can also help owners mitigate problematic behaviors that may emerge as a dog ages or as a result of trauma or neglect. A skilled Dog Trainer can meet and evaluate a dog and create a custom training plan that reflects the owner’s concerns and works on underlying issues that are likely feeding into the dog’s undesirable behavior. An example of this might be finding ways to alleviate a dog’s boredom to prevent digging in the yard or chewing carpet.
Que fait un Dog Trainer ?
Dog Trainers work with dogs to teach obedience and tricks and to address undesirable behaviors. Dog Trainer job descriptions often focus on three primary duties: evaluating each dog’s individual needs, establishing training goals and a training plan and overseeing the actual training process.
Responsabilités
Un Dog Trainer doit être capable de remplir diverses fonctions et responsabilités. Voici quelques fonctions et responsabilités qu'un Dog Trainer doit être capable d'exécuter :
Interviewing dog owners to understand challenges and goals
Evaluating dogs in person and identifying potential challenges
Creating custom training plans for each dog
Training dogs to walk on and off-leash
Obedience training, such as training dogs to respond to commands
Socializing dogs with other household pets and teaching them “play etiquette”
Compétences requises
Un Dog Trainer compétitif aura certaines compétences et qualifications, notamment :
Patience, consistency and the ability to reign in emotions
Attention to detail, particularly concerning subtle dog behaviors and common examples of canine communication
Knowledge of different dog breeds and inherent behavioral variances
Strong people-to-people communication skills
Past experience and education in dog training, behavior modification and related skills
Familiarity with and/or mastery of job-specific terms and concepts like behavior chains and leash training
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