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Start a Dog Training Business
There are 61
million dogs in the United
States! That is a lot of
dogs, in fact that is twice
the number of people in
Canada! As a result, there
is a huge amount of business
available for those who want
to start a dog training
business. With 61 million
dogs in the country, most of
them are going to need some
training, and even if you
grab a small portion of
those dogs, you will be
doing pretty well.
The Concept
As a dog trainer, you are
going to need to have a
handle on dog instruction
and dog psychology. You also
have to have a love for
dogs, but that is self
explanatory. You will be
dealing with dogs that may
not listen, and you have to
be there to not only talk to
them in a kin manner, but
show them who is boss. As a
result, having a background
in psychology, human or
animal, will help you quite
a bit in your business.
Dogs have been trained for a
very long time, and even in
the First World War dogs
were used and trained to
help work in the trenches
with the humans. However, it
was not until the 1970s that
the concept of a dog trainer
business took off with the
publication of Barbara
Woodhouse'rs book No Bad
Dogs: The Woodhouse Way that
everything took off. She
stated that there were no
bad dogs, just inexperienced
owners.
As a dog trainer, you will
have to learn everything
from on- and off-leash
obedience, puppy obedience,
competition obedience, full
owner participation
training, pre-pet awareness
and hand signal training.
Startup Costs
Startup costs in this
type of business are
minimal. You will need to
get some training as a dog
trainer and that may entail
some schooling. This could
run a few thousand dollars,
depending how in-depth you
choose to get with your new
career. You should also
spend some time reading
through texts that teach you
how to train dogs. This is a
pretty important step since
you will be facing many
different situations in your
career as a dog trainer and
you need to be able to fall
back, not only on your
schooling, but your own
personal learning.
There are plenty of
self-taught dog trainers out
there who are completely
qualified in the job.
Overall, expect to pay
between $100 and $10,000,
depending on how in-depth
you choose to learn your new
career.
How to Market It
The best place to market
this business is in the
newspaper, since so many
people have dogs and need
them trained, and in pet
stores and vet offices.
These places will be where
you get a lot of your
business, so make sure you
get your poster or brochure
in there.
Word of mouth is also going
to work as a good way to
advertise and for each happy
customer you have, you will
end up getting two or three
more clients, so do the best
job you can and you will
succeed in your dog training
business.
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