So You Want to be a Dog Trainer

by Nicole Wilde

Overview

Step-by-step advice from a professional, for any aspiring dog trainer! What it's really like to work with dogs—and their owners; financial feasibility of dog training; getting an education; building your confidence; setting up your business; advertising; group classes; in-home sessions; phone tips; safety tips; trainer etiquette; products and tools. This new edition offers expanded sections on education, products, and resources, a brand new section on web site advertising, and much more.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940012808233
Publisher:	Phantom Publishing
Publication date:	04/30/2006
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	160
Sales rank:	309,795
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Nicole Wilde is a Certified Professional Dog Trainer (CPDT-KA) and internationally recognized author and lecturer. Her nine books include So You Want to be a Dog Trainer, Help for Your Fearful Dog, and Don’t Leave Me! Step-by-Step Help for Your Dog’s Separation Anxiety (www.phantompub.com). In addition to working with dogs, Nicole has worked with wolves and wolfdogs for over fifteen years and is considered an expert in the field.

Nicole is on the Advisory Board of the Companion Animal Sciences Institute, the educational branch for the International Institute for Applied Companion Animal Behavior, and an Advisory Board member for the Association of Animal Behavior Professionals. Nicole writes an Ask the Expert column for Modern Dog Magazine, and blogs for Dog Star Daily, Victoria Stilwell’s Positively blog, and her own site, Wilde About Dogs (wildewmn.wordpress.com). You can find Nicole on Facebook at https://facebook.com/NicoleWildeAuthor and Twitter at http://twitter.com/NicoleWilde.

Editorial Reviews

A definite MUST-READ for any aspiring dog trainer!

Jean Donaldson

Training dogs is really not that difficult. However, training their owners and running a successful business is an entirely different story. If you want to succeed in the dog training business, you must read this book!

Dr. Ian Dunbar