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Dog Trainer
Dog trainers teach dogs to obey commands and undertake
specific tasks.
A dog trainer may perform the following tasks:
- train dogs to obey commands by giving rewards, such as
food, when the task is performed correctly
- teach dogs to wear a leash and collar, to walk by the
trainer's side, to sit and lie down, to stay in one place
and to come when called
- train dogs to perform other functions useful in police
work, customs work and defence force work, such as to attack
aggressors and/or to track down missing people, and find
drugs and food items which are not allowed across borders
- cure dogs of bad habits such as chasing cars, being
aggressive with children, barking too much or digging holes
in gardens
- conduct instruction classes for owners and their dogs
- having trained the dog, teach the owner how to handle
their dog so that it will obey commands and/or not return to
bad habits
- give advice to owners on how to take the best care of
their dog to overcome any future problems.
Dog Trainers may specialise as a
Customs Dog Handler trains dogs in specific skills
associated with the entry of goods or people into Australia.
Dogs are usually trained for 10-12 weeks and their handlers
usually work with them several times throughout the day.
They may perform the following tasks:
- teach dogs to wear a harness
- train dogs to sniff for narcotics, foodstuffs and other
illegal imports
- provide advanced training to dogs.
Trainers usually work at boarding kennels, at their own
kennels, or at community parks. Dogs are usually in training
for a period of 4 to 5 weeks.
In intensive training programs, dogs can be kept in the
full-time care of the trainer. To train dogs so intensively,
the dog trainer must work with them every day. As dogs can
only be taught for about 10 or 15 minutes at a time, trainers
usually work with them once in the morning and once in the
afternoon.
Trainers must never lose their patience with a dog or show
any sign of fear of the dogs they are handling.
Required Skills - Dog Trainer
- confidence in handling dogs
- patience with dogs and owners
- perseverance
- physically fit
- able to be alert to changes in dogs' behaviour
- methodical approach
- good voice control
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