The SF/SPCA Academy for Dog Trainers provides pioneering, comprehensive education to dog trainers, behavior counselors and other companion dog professionals, and the general public.
Those interested in our science-based, positive reinforcement methods can become professional dog trainers themselves. We offer a Certificate in Training and Counseling composed of lectures, workshops and seminars.
Our Programs vary from two-day seminars to a six-week, full-time course (CTC). Topics include animal learning theory, dog behavior and development, obedience and clicker training, class teaching, treating common behavior problems, critical thinking and one-on-one counseling.
Upcoming Programs include:
- Certificate in Training and Counseling
- Master the Growlies: Successful Business and Training Practices for Dog-Dog Aggression
- Dog-Dog Aggression STAC Program
- Curriculum Design and Classroom Management Techniques Workshop
- Coming up! June 27th '09 The Separation Anxiety & Resource Guarding Workshop
- Intern Prep for Shelter Dog Trainers Workshop
Known as the "Harvard for Dog Trainers," the Academy's main instructors are:
Jean Donaldson (author of The Culture Clash and Dogs are from Neptune)
Janis Bradley (author of Dogs Bite But Balloons and Slippers Are More Dangerous)
John Buginas, CPDT
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For more information email DogAcademy@sfspca.org, or call 415.554.3095.
