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Presented by Prewitt Canine Training Academy
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First Semester, Beginner Program
Duration: fifty hours includes theory & practical
- Dog Psychology 101
- Obedience Training 102 Theory: Family Pet Obedience & Therapy Dog Handler
- Obedience Training 103 Practical: Family Pet Obedience & Therapy Dog Handler
- Socialization 104 (Theory & Practical)
- Health-Care 105
- Business Management 106
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Second Semester, Intermediate Program
Duration: fifty hours includes theory & practical
- Dog Psychology 201
- Obedience Training 202 Theory: Off-Leash Control & Agility
- Obedience Training 203 Practical: Off-Leash Control & Agility
- Socialization 204 (Theory & Practical)
- Health-Care 205
- Business Management 206
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Third Semester, Advanced Program
Duration: fifty hours includes theory & practical
- Dog Psychology 301
- Obedience Training 302 Theory: Recreational Tracking
- Obedience Training 303 Practical: Recreational Tracking
- Socialization 304 (Theory & Practical)
- Health-Care 305
- Business Management 306
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Fourth Semester, Master Program
Duration: fifty hours includes theory & practical
- Dog Psychology 401
- Obedience Training 402 Theory: Personal Protection
- Obedience Training 403 Practical: Personal Protection
- Socialization 404 (Theory & Practical)
- Health-Care 405
- Business Management 406
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Each semester is ongoing all year 'round so you can start anytime. There are 1 to 6 students per class ensuring quality, personalized instruction. Prospective students are invited to visit our college and speak with current and graduate students by making an appointment with Stephanie Prewitt, Dean of Education.
First Semester & Second Semester are taught everyday from 10:30 am - 1:30 pm, except Wednesday and Sunday.
Third Semester (Recreational Tracking) is taught on Monday & Thursday from 1:30 - 3:00.
Fourth Semester (Personal Protection) is taught on Tuesday & Friday from 1:30 - 3:00.
Students may attend all or some of these hours depending on their individual schedules. Students may go at their own pace to accommodate their individual schedules and take a minimum of three months, or maximum of six months to complete the required hours for the courses in a particular semester with no variance in tuition fee.
A payment plan is available for tuition.
Students are not required to bring a dog to class as they will be provided with many dogs to work with which will give them experience in handling different profiles, ages, gender, breeds, breed blends and levels of training form novice to advanced trained dogs.
Students are not required to participate in the custodial duties of the kenneled dogs.
Graduates may begin working in the business of dog training upon completion of the First Semester Courses & will be issued a diploma upon completion of each full semester earning the title of "Graduate Professional Dog Trainer" (G.P.D.T.). |
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METHODOLOGY: Students will receive a comprehensive education in the form of theory & practical application of a PLAY/PRAISE reward system without food treats, restrictive equipment or gimmicks therefore inducing the dog to become handler attentive rather than food focused or gimmick responsive.
This PLAY/PRAISE reward system has been used around the world and throughout history to obtain reliable results with working dogs (including disability assistance dogs). Spontaneous cooperation from these dogs is achieved by teaching the handler how to build a loving/trusting bond & a healthy working relationship with the dog. (For example: the master did not train his herding dog to perform his work by running out to the field to give the dog a cookie every time he completed the desired task, nor did the master have the dog attached to a leash.) The working dog will happily and reliably perform the task for the master who understands how to use the dog's natural instincts and innate desire to please the leader of the pack. A truly successful leader will induce cooperation by using intelligence and psychology rather than brute force or gimmicks.
"Co-operation is not a function of intelligence of the dog, but rather a function of intelligence of the handler!"
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Students will be taught:
- Six commands of a basic obedience routine as used worldwide in competition obedience trials where bait and gimmicks are not allowed. Students will progress from using a 6 foot leash to off-leash control while using verbal commands and hand signals.
- A variety of play games used to reward the dog's performance.
- Dog psychology = understanding how dogs think and therefore behave.
- Training psychology = how dogs learn and therefore behave, and a comprehensive understanding of operant and classical conditioning.
- Profile assessment: understanding and identifying the many different profiles/personalities of dogs as influenced by individual genetics (heredity) and life experience (environment) in order to proceed with the appropriate approach to training the individual dog.
- Students will be coached in handling a variety of dogs so that they will become experienced in handling the many different profiles, breeds, breed blends as well as different ages and genders of dogs. The dogs supplied will also vary in their level of training (i.e. novice to advanced trained dogs).
- Common problem solving including jumping up, pulling on leash, toilet training, unnecessary barking, inappropriate aggression towards people and other dogs (and much more).
- Canine anatomy and physiology (understanding the structure and function of the dogs physical body).
- Students will research the psychological & physiological effects (long & short-term) of other methods and equipment being used to train dogs. This research will enable the student to understand the pros and cons of other methods and equipment being used by other people in the field today and throughout history. Knowledge of these other methods and equipment used will also enable the student to rectify any adverse effects on the dog that may have been caused by use of these other methods and equipment.
- Safety & health care issues; canine disease; canine nutrition and introduction to canine first aide.
- Professional ethics, conduct and legal responsibilities are taught at each course level.
- Business management, including how to sell yourself & your programs.
- Teaching people/clients: Understanding how different people learn in order to become an effective instructor while educating clients on how to best train their individual dog.
- Instruction on teaching private and group sessions for family pets and their people.
- "Food refusal training" to prevent the accidental or intentional poisoning of the family pet.
- All levels of dog obedience/agility/tracking/protection training.
- The science of canine tracking using search and rescue methods.
- Teaching dogs to seek articles and find people by using play games to develop word association and article identification.
- Teaching family pets and their owners the sport of recreational tracking & maintaining skill levels achieved.
- The cause/prevention, management/rehabilitation of inappropriate and dangerous canine aggression.
- The science of canine protection. The role of the protection trained dog as used throughout history and today.
- Legal responsibilities of the civilian trained protection dog.
- Discrimination Pet Protection: the theory and practical application of protection training by teaching the family pet to defend family members and their property in response to a physical threat ONLY.
- The importance of the advanced skill level of the client and their dog required prior to entering the protection program.
- How to train the approved client's dog to a defensive bark response through a play/praise reward system. The defense behavior will take the form of an alert bark while the dog stands it's ground and does not stop barking until the client gives the command to stop the barking or until the perpetrator retreats.
- How to accurately assess & rehabilitate the family dog for any inappropriate aggression problems towards people or other animals before proceeding with protection training.
- How to accurately assess families to become candidates to train their approved dog to higher levels of precision defense which could include the dog being trained to give a "one bite" hold between the elbow and the wrist of a perpetrator and not let go until the owner/handler gives the command to let go or the perpetrator retreats.
- The dog will not be taught to attack on command as used by the military and police.
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