Start a Dog Training Business

Turn your skills into income: services and pricing, credentials, insurance, client intake, private sessions, group classes, online programs, marketing and ethics.

A Intermediate course for adult dog owners. Each of the 9 lessons explains one skill in plain language, lists key takeaways, gives you a step-by-step training session to run with your dog (with troubleshooting tips) and ends with a 5-question quiz that explains every answer.

What you will learn

1. Is Dog Training the Right Business for You?
2. Education, Credentials and Insurance
3. Services and Pricing
4. Client Intake and Assessments
5. Running Private Sessions
6. Group Classes and Events
7. Online Programs and Passive Income
8. Marketing Ethically
9. Ethics, Welfare and Growing Sustainably

Lessons take about 15 minutes to read, plus short daily practice sessions. All methods are reward-based and humane: no pain, fear or intimidation. Pass every quiz to earn your certificate of completion. Course content is general education and is not a substitute for advice from your veterinarian or a qualified behaviour professional who has met your dog.