Im wanting to study dog training i have looked at local colleges but they dont seen to do any course could you tell me please how i can start thanks

Google for the British Institute of Professional Dog Trainers (BIPDT) and ask them for advice.

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This is on the "Give free food" site ont he Good deed thread.

It's american but it might give you some inspiration.

Any decent dog training course will make sure you have sufficient and varied experience working with a training club first. Have you much training experience? If not, I'd recommend this first-contact training classes in your area to see if you can attend lessons with your dog, then as you are more confident you may be able to help teach others. This is the main requirement for many of the training organisations such as APDT. This way you will have knowledge about different breeds, handling methods, ways dogs learn etc and will help you a lot in any courses you choose to study.

If you do decide to do a course, Bishop Burton college in Yorkshire run a distance learning foundation degree which is very practical-based and is well received by many organisations - Foundation Degree in Canine Behaviour and Training

There`s also a large section in the October issue of Dogs today that has lots of great advice.

Hi welcome to dog chat, im triaing at the mo with Tess, but i go to the classes without her and i train just lisaten to whats going on and i read a lot of books from diffrent trainers, then im going to do a behavouire course.

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