Length of course: 6 months
The primary objective of this course is to prepare students for a career in almost any facet of professional dog training. This Master Trainer Course covers a wide variety of civil uses for canine training. This instruction will qualify most graduates to begin a multi-faceted training practice or to seek employment with many different types of training centers or related occupations. This instruction will qualify most graduates to begin their own training practices or to seek employment with an established dog training firm.
This course focuses on dog obedience training and behavioral problem solving. Diverse, in-depth units offer instruction detailing breed characteristics, puppy testing and socialization, training techniques, canine care, and the operation of a canine training business. The course begins with a study of the six fundamental canine personality types and of the characteristics and temperaments of over 100 different breeds of dogs. Students will learn how to evaluate a dog's temperament and aptitude, and how to apply that knowledge to training. With this education students will learn to perfect techniques for on and off-leash obedience with the assistance of our staff of certified trainers. Students will also learn how to care for a healthy, and debilitated animal and gain the ability to recognize the most common communicable diseases and internal and external parasites which afflict animals. Because most undesirable dog behavior grows from a lack of communication between dog and owner, students will learn to educate the owners in proper handling of their dogs. In addition to practicing customer relations, students will also plan the opening and operation of a training business.
Upon completion of this course, students should be capable, to evaluate both the dog's personality as well as the customer's needs, to format appropriate training programs, to successfully train the dogs, and to educate the owners in handling and behavioral modification.
Course Unit Breakdown
The following breakdown of unit hours represents a combination of classroom lectures on theory, practical application of instruction in supervised workshops, and independent study sessions.
This unit provides:
- information on how obedience training ties in to the resolution of behavioral problems
- detailed study of canine personalities and breed characteristics
- exposure to dog and owner evaluations
- techniques for training dogs in all obedience commands used in everyday life, including heel, stay, down, sit, come, stand, finish, and straighten up
Advanced Obedience
Building from the material presented in the basic obedience unit, advanced obedience introduces:
- methods for training a dog to work from hand signals
- techniques for off-leash training of obedience commands
- opportunities to work with many different breeds and ages of dogs
study of the causes as well as the remedies of common behavioral problems such as
- chewing
- running away
- fighting
- aggression towards humans
- housebreaking
- more than a dozen other forms of unwanted
Breed Characteristic and Temperament Study
So that students may accurately evaluate clients of their own in the future, this unit provides:
- details of physical characteristics of all A.K.C. recognized breeds
- a breed aptitude review based on Scheurman's K-9 Academy's extensive training history
- information on the theory of puppy temperament testing
- a practical demonstration on puppy temperament testing
Utility Training
Utility training supplements obedience training by providing timid dogs with
confidence-building exercises and by preparing high caliber dogs for civil work
with police departments, search and rescue teams, and in the assistance of the handicapped.
Students will learn how to safely teach dogs to jump over obstacles, climb a wall, walk a
balance beam, and navigate a tilting surface, as well as other skills that may be expected
of them in real-life civil duty.
Customer relations
This unit contains information designed to help students successfully assist their customers.
Included is helpful and practical information on:
- conducting evaluations of customers and their dogs
- training owners to properly handle their dogs
- dealing with customer problems that show up during training sessions
- approaching customers about canine medical problems
- computer record keeping
- AKC, UKC Rules and regulations.
- how to avoid over stressing a dog during training, making a dog more
susceptible to viruses and disease
- customer and veterinarian relations in dealing with sick dogs.
In addition to classroom lecture and study, students will have the
opportunities to observe the Scheurman's K-9 Academy's staff trainers as they
conduct follow-up lessons educating owners on proper handling. A minimum of six
lessons must be observed by each student.
Kennel Management
Through lecture and a guided tour of various kennel systems,
students will gain the knowledge needed to design kennel facilities of any size or
to purchase and renovate existing kennel set-ups, and to keep those kennels operating safely.
Students will also learn about the stresses which boarding dogs experience, especially the
stress related to training, and how these can effect the efficient operation of a kennel.
The unit addresses:
- zoning regulations as it pertains to kennels
- design and construction of new kennel buildings or renovation of existing facilities
- organizational training for cleaning and sanitizing a kennel facility
- record-keeping procedures for training and boarding dogs
- how to reduce the stress in dogs during training
Operating a Small Business
This essential unit offers lecture and workshop on the survival of small business operation including:
- efficient bookkeeping
- advertising efficiently on a tight budget
- public relations, and promoting your business
- negotiating a building lease
- preparing for and benefiting from public appearances
- handling the competition · interacting with customers
- designing brochures
- pricing your training programs
- preparing a press release for your business
Vaccinations and Infectious Diseases
Vaccination Schedules
- Distemper
- Measles Vaccination
- Hepatitis
- Leptospirosis
- Kennel Cough (tracheobronchitis)
- Parvo virus Infection
- Corona virus Infection
- Rabies
- Rabies and the dog bite
- Tetanus
- Salmon Poisoning Disease
- Elokomin Fluke Fever
- Canine Erlichiosis
- Hepatozoonosis
- Babesiosis
- Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
- Lyme Disease
- Tuberculosis
Nutrition
- Feed Components
- Do Dogs Eat Meat?,
- Types Of Dog Food
- Prepared Dog Food
- Prescription Foods
- Specialty Foods
- Natural Dog Foods, Making Your Own?
- Treats
- Junk Food
- Bones
- Supplements
- Water
- When To Feed
- Where To Feed
- How Much To Feed
- Special Needs
- Breeding And Pregnancy
- Lactation
- Puppy Feeding
- The Working Dog
- Stress
- The Sick Or Convalescent Dog
- The Overweight Dog
- The Underweight Dog
- The Finicky Eater
The Mouth
- Teeth Cleaning
- Toothache
- Cavities (Caries)
- Retained Puppy Teeth
- Cap and Other Dentistry
- Root Canals (Endodontics) and Crowns Endodontics (Braces)
- Foreign Bodies Between Teeth
- Trench Mouth Ulcers In The Mouth
- Mouth Burns
- Oral Tumors
- Rabies Salivary Cysts
- Facial Paralysis
- Esophageal Strictures
The Digestive System
- Foreign Bodies In Stomach,
- Vomiting
- Torsion Of The Stomach/ Gastric Dilatation
- Diarrhea
- Campylobacteriosis,
- Protozoal Diarrhea
- Intestinal Obstruction
- Constipation
- Pancreatitis
- Colitis
- Gall Bladder Disease
- Coprophagia (eating Feces)
- Anal Glands
- Perianal Fistula
- Perineal Hernia
- Rectal Prolapse
- Peritonitis
Breeding and Puppies
- Breeding Soundness Exam
- Brucellosis
- Breeding The Bitch
- Finding The Male
- The Basics Of Heat Cycles
- Artificial Insemination
- Mismating
- Abortion
- Infertility
- Pregnancy Determination
- Care Of The Pregnant Bitch
- Whelping
- Whelping Problems
- Cesarean Section
- The Normal Newborn
- Care After Whelping
- Complications After Whelping
- Newborn Puppy Problems
- Causes Of Puppy Deaths
- Orphan Puppies
- Weaning
- Spaying
- Preparation For Surgery
- The Operation
- After care
- Spaying The Very Young Dog
- Alternatives To Spaying
- Neutering
- Cryptorchidism
- Reproductive Problems
- Female
- Pyometra
- Male
- The Importance Of Nursing
- Oral Medications
- Liquid Medications
- Pills and Tablets
- Other Oral Medications
- Eye Medications
- Eye Drops
- Eye Ointments
- Other Eye Treatments
Ear Medications
Cold, Heat
- Soaking Solutions
- Massage
- Rest
- Exercise
- Acupuncture
- Electrical Stimulation
- Inhalant
Treatments
Enemas
Injections
- Anaphylactic Shock
- Local Reactions
- Legal Complications
- Route Of Injection
- Procedures For Giving Injections
- Subcutaneous Injections
- Intramuscular Injections
- Intravenous Injections
- Intradermal Injections
- Intra-articular Injections
Emergency care
- Restraint And Safety
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
- Breathing Difficulties
- Respiratory Arrest
- Oxygen Use
- Convulsions
- Fractures And Other Limb Injuries
- Cuts
- Shock
- Concussion
- Puncture Wounds Of The Chest
- Heat Stroke
- Drowning
- Burns
- Electrical Burns
- Sunburn
- Smoke Inhalation
- Lightning Strike
- Frostbite And Hypothermia
- Allergic Reactions
- Choking
Penetrating Wounds Of The Abdomen
Puncture Wounds
Poisonings
- Treatment Of Poisonings In General
- Toad Poisoning
- Snakebite
- First Aid For Snakebite
- Coral Snakebite
- Gila Monster Bites
- Insect Stings
- Tick Paralysis
Miscellaneous Emergencies
- Skunked
- Fish Hooks
- Procupine Quills
Bandages And Splints
- Bandaging A Leg
- Splinting A Foot
- Splinting The Front Leg
- Splinting The Hind Leg
- Robert Jones Bandage
- Bandaging The Head And Neck
- Hobbles
- Bandaging The Chest
- Bandaging The Abdomen
- Elizabethan Collar
Grooming And Skin Care
- Nail Trimming
- Bathing
- Clipping
- Feeding For A Healthy Coat
- Hot Spots
- Seborrhea
- Blackheads
- Pyoderrna
- Hormonal Skin Disease
- Acanthosis Nigricans
- Ringworm
- Abscesses And Other Swellings
- Collie Nose
- Sporotrichosis
- Lick Granuloma
- Hives
- Canine Atopy
- Hair Loss (Alopecia)
Internal and external parasites
- Sex And The Single Flea
- Flea Allergy
- Flea Control Products
- Lice
- Ticks
- Mange Mites
- Sarcoptic Mange
- Demodectic Mange
- Ear Mites
- Flies
- House Flies
- Blow Fly Maggots
- Cuterebra Infestation
Ascarids
Toxacara Canis
Control Of Ascarids
Toxascaris Leonina
Ascarids And Children
Hookworms
Whipworms
Strongyloides
Spirocerca
Heartworms
Heartworm Treatment
Heartworm Prevention
Tapeworms
Pinworms
Dog Care....................80 hours
This unit, exposes students to the vital issues
of maintaining a dog's health, and recognizing the early signs of health problems.
Points of focus include:
signs, symptoms, and effects of the most common potentially fatal canine diseases
signs, symptoms, and effects of common internal and external parasites
recognizing worm eggs under a microscope
methods of treatment, including taking temperatures and medicating
prevention of infectious diseases and parasites, including kennel sanitation
This course moves beyond the scope of obedience training and behavioral problem
solving, and includes techniques for enhancing a dog's natural instincts. The two
instincts we will focus on are protection and scent discrimination. Students will
learn the proper, effective, and safe methods to teach dogs to control these instincts
and put them to use in civil settings to assist mankind. Controlled use of the protective
instincts includes defending persons and property, as well as police K-9 functions like
drug detection, criminal apprehension and frisk.
Uses of a dog's natural scent discrimination abilities include retrieving, tracking,
and search and rescue duties. Such advanced training leads into other civil service
areas such as support dog work for the handicapped. Students in this course will also
receive further in-depth instruction in kennel management, customer relations, advertising,
bookkeeping, and starting a new business.
ADVANCED OBEDIENCE and PERSONAL FAMILY PROTECTION TRAINING
The following breakdown represents a combination of classroom lectures on theory,
practical application of instruction in supervised workshops, and independent study.
- Basic Obedience
- Advanced Obedience
- Breed Characteristic and Temperament Study
- Utility Training
- Dog Care
- Customer Relations
These units are as described above.
Personal Protection Training
One of the greatest benefits in learning to teach dogs how to protect, is that
students thoroughly learn to recognize the difference between real aggression and
bluff or fear-biter type aggression. Students who are not certain that they will
train dogs for protection or beyond find that this education greatly improves their
ability to read and deal with all sorts of aggression problems during obedience
training regardless of the breed or size of dog that they are training.
This form of training refines a dog's natural protective or aggressive instincts
to provide a controlled defense for owners and their property against personal assault
and burglary. Although some dogs do not readily show aggression, they do possess
the ability to protect their owners and their property.
Students will experience: · how to evaluate a dog to see if it has the potential
to become a protection dog · the humane approach to teaching dogs the ability and
confidence to protect defensively · the art of criminal agitation through the adrenaline
technique · reading and reacting instantaneously to canine body language · how to
teach dog owners to properly use and control their dog's protective instincts.
Personal Protection Training teaches high caliber breeds of dogs how to recognize
a threat towards its handler, and teaches the dog to have the confidence to defend
his master on command.
Students are taught to understand the limitations of both dogs and their owners
when it comes to safety. All forms of aggression work is taught and refined without
physical abuse using the dogs natural abilities that retain his/her outgoing friendly
personality type.
SCENT DETECTION, TRACKING and SEARCH AND RESCUE TRAINING
Tracking and Scent Discrimination Tracking is one of the most fascinating parts
of the Master Trainer Course. This unit teaches students how to harness the power
of a dog's sense of smell, which is 60 to 100 times greater than that of humans!
This unit covers:
· soft mouth retrieval training for increased reliability
· concentrated reading of canine body language
· methods for teaching dogs to communicate what they discover
· Locating buried scent
· tracking lost human beings
· how to consider wind and weather conditions during a track
· puppy imprinting to increase the dog's tracking ability upon maturity
· selecting potential tracking dogs
Search and Rescue Every year in the United States, thousands of men, women, and
children become lost or disoriented. Dogs, with their amazing sense of smell, often
find these lost victims with life saving speed. This unit will also provide an over
view of, and some hands-on experience with, one of the most rewarding and fastest
growing forms of training. Included is information on:
· behavior of lost persons
· training the dogs to locate victims, then lead rescuers to them
· water recovery of missing persons
· map and compass reading
· evaluating for search and rescue dogs
POLICE K-9 and SERVICE DOG TRAINING
This exciting unit teaches students to train dogs for police K-9 work, emphasizing
the obedience control essential for safe police K-9 functions. This unit provides:
· experience on both sides of the leash as a handler of an attack dog and as the "criminal" agitator during attack training.
· techniques for teaching dogs the "out" command, which means to cease all aggression immediately
· familiarity with suspect apprehension, search, and transport functions
· exposure to training for crowd control, building search, drug and bomb detection, and more
· methods for evaluating potential police K-9 candidates
· techniques for developing a safe proper bite attitude.
SPECIALTY TRAINING
Support Dog Training for the Handicapped Another rapidly growing facet of training,
support dog training requires continual creative problem-solving as trainers match
dogs with the unique abilities and needs of handicapped individuals. Points focus on:
- performing all obedience commands on the right side as well as the left side
- basic obedience with a wheelchair-bound handler
- retrieval of dropped items
- pulling wheelchairs
- opening doors
- activating electrical switches
- counter retrieval, and more
- special training needs for severely disabled
- selecting a potential support dog
- public relations with support dog recipients
A 500.00 non-refundable application fee required (for medical, drug screen, finger print and background checks). Price $8,500.00
Length of course 6 months. Must pass each level, to go on to the next.
6 am to 3 PM Monday to Saturday
Bring their own AKC Registered dog (maximum 2) to title or use ours.
Graduation requirements:
Train five (5) dogs Basic Obedience
Title (4) with the American Kennel Club, Canine Good Citizen award.
Title (2) with the American Kennel Club, Companion Dog (CD)
Title (1) with the American Kennel Club, Companion Dog excellent (CDX)
Title (1) Schutzhund II
Train (2) Narcotic detection dogs
Train (1) Search and rescue dog
Train (1) Service dog
Train (2) Police Patrol Dogs ( Tracking, Bite, and Narcotic detection)
not included:
travel expenses
Lodging
Meals
** entry fees
** Entry fees for Dog shows when using your own dog. We pay entry fees to dog
shows when using our dogs!
