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.
Wat doet een 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.
Verantwoordelijkheden
Een Dog Trainer moet in staat zijn om verschillende taken en verantwoordelijkheden te vervullen. Hieronder staan enkele taken en verantwoordelijkheden die een Dog Trainer moet kunnen uitvoeren:
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”
Benodigde vaardigheden
Een concurrerende Dog Trainer zal bepaalde vaardigheden en kwalificaties hebben, waaronder:
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
Soortgelijke aanbiedingen
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