NEW DEVELOPMENTS

We are very proud to announce that our team is getting bigger and stronger. Craig Ogilvie will be teaching all 5 days of the practical exercises, Stephanie Karageorgis is joining our team for the theory and the assessment and Helen Motteram will be teaching Behaviour consults, follow up reports and success with clients. And of course Dr Charalambos Petevinos and Dr Loucia Demetriou continue with the first aid and Concepts and Theories of Learning: Our need to know in collaboration.  

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All PDTA certified trainers are eligible for Approved Instructor Status from Dog Training College and exclusive instructor only benefits. As an Approved Instructor you are promoted to their community of dog owners, offering trusted force free recommendations.

All our certified trainers automatically become ICAN members and can use the official ICAN logo and if you qualify for Certified Animal Trainers then they can be listed on iCANs website.

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BECOME A PROFESSIONAL DOG TRAINER

28th OCTOBER 2020

Our training program covers the following subjects:

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• Classical, Counter and Operant conditioning

• Conditioned emotional responses (CER)

• Positive reinforcement

• Premack principle

• Ways to get a behavior

• Using Clicker 

• Dog body language

• Group classes

• 1-2-1 training

• Behaviour consults, follow up reports and success with clients.

• K9 fist aid

• Interactive play skills

• Concepts and Theories of Learning: Our need to know

• Assessment

The PDTA  program  takes up to 9 months to complete. While it's not designed as a full-time program of study, it does call for commitment. Through the program, you will be required to:

• Attend three (3)  5-day courses at Dog Coach School in Nicosia, Cyprus.

• Attend four (4)  half a day courses, which are Concepts and Theories of Learning: Our need to know in collaboration with Frederick University, Interactive Play with Craig Ogilvy, Behaviour consults, follow up reports and success with clients with Helen Motteram and K9 First Aid with Dr Haris Petevinos

• 2 reading assignments with Q&A online.

• 30 hours of practical hands-on training at shelters with video documentations.

• Attend final assessment with written and practical examination.

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COST 3,000 euro