Dog Training Pro Starter Kit
The Essential Top Ten Skills and Knowledge You Need to Begin Your Dog Training Career!
Your Dog Trainer Pro Starter Kit
The Essential Foundation for Every Aspiring Dog Trainer
Earn Continued Education Units While You Learn!
PPAB 3, CCPDT 0.5.
Passion for dogs is a wonderful place to begin, but successful dog training requires more than enthusiasm alone.
The Dog Trainer Pro Starter Kit has been designed to provide the essential knowledge and mechanical skills that underpin effective, force-free dog training. Whether you are considering a career as a professional dog trainer, preparing to begin the DogNostics Dog Trainer Certificate Program, or simply looking to strengthen your existing skills, this program provides the perfect starting point.
Through a combination of bite-sized lessons, video demonstrations, e-learning resources, practical exercises, and a comprehensive eBook, participants develop a clear understanding of the principles, mechanics, and training processes that form the foundation of successful training.
The program focuses on the five key pieces of knowledge and five essential mechanical skills that every trainer should understand before working with dogs and their guardians. Topics include reinforcement, management, behavior markers, cues, training mechanics, the Train-Test-Train system, equipment selection, and much more.
Included are over 30 training and e-learning videos, practical homework exercises, numerous tips for success, equipment guidance, and demonstrations designed to help learners build confidence and competence from the very beginning.
Ideal for aspiring dog trainers, pet professionals, DogNostics students, and experienced trainers wishing to refresh their foundational knowledge, this program provides the building blocks for future success.
Because before you can successfully teach a dog, you need to understand the skills, systems, and processes that make great training possible.
Your Instructor
Contributors
Niki Tudge - M.B.A, PCBC-A, CABC, CDBC SSA-CFT, Six Sigma Black Belt, HCITB TS1, TS2 & TS3 Certified People Trainer, Certified Facilitator and Business Project Manager.
As the founder and President of The Pet Professional Guild, DogNostics Career Center and The DogSmith, Niki has substantial leadership experience in the pet industry.
Niki has published numerous articles on dog training and dog behavior and her pet dog training businesses have been featured in many publications including The New York Times.
Niki’s professional credentials include AABP-Professional Dog Trainer, AABP-Professional Dog Behavior Consultant, PCBC-A and PCT-A through the Pet Professional Accrediting Board and she has earned diplomas in Animal Behavior Technology and Canine Behavior Science & Technology through the Companion Animal Science Institute. Along with Niki’s business degree and MBA from Oxford Brookes University she is also a certified Six Sigma Black Belt, a HCITB TS1, TS2 & TS3 certified people trainer and a certified Facilitator and Project Manager.
Louise Stapleton-Frappell B.A. (Hons), PCBC-A, PCT-A, CAP3, CTDI, DN-FSG2, DN-CPCT2, CWRI, FFCP.
Louise Stapleton-Frappell is a professional canine trainer, behavior consultant, and Partner and Faculty Member of DogNostics Career Center. She is also a Board Member of The Pet Professional Guild, supporting force-free, science-based training and pet care practices worldwide.
A graduate of the University of Leeds, Louise was among the first to achieve dual accreditation as a Professional Canine Trainer and Behavior Consultant through the Pet Professional Accreditation Board. She is the creator and lead instructor of the DogNostics Dog Trainer Certificate Program and has authored multiple popular DogNostics courses, including the Trick Dog Instructor Program, Fostering Collaborative Care, and Walk This Way Instructor Program.
Through her business, The DogSmith of Estepona, Louise provides training services to an international clientele in Southern Spain. She has also co-authored respected industry texts, speaks regularly at international conferences, and continues to advance professional standards through her mentorship, education, and unwavering dedication to ethical, force-free training.