Online Dog Obedience Courses and Training Classes

Learn to be a Dog Obedience Trainer/Instructor at home, at your own pace with Penn Foster. There are certain skills you need to begin a career as a Dog Obedience Trainer or Instructor. The Penn Foster Dog Obedience Trainer/Instructor Program helps you learn them quickly and conveniently. You’ll learn:

• To understand dog behavior, communication, and use of the senses.
• How to influence dog behavior using conditioning and reinforcement.
• Housetraining, crate training, hunting training, and basic veterinary issues.
• How to deal with behavior problems and teach competition obedience.

And you’ll learn it all at home with no classroom needed! This Penn Foster distance learning program is like having your own personal dog training school. Start a rewarding, new career in a growing field. Why complete a dog obedience training program? With the right credentials, you can:

• Prepare dogs for security or law-enforcement work.
• Teach pet owners the art of handling their animals.
• Work for an established training center, or start your own business!

Demand for Dog Obedience Trainers and Instructors will increase 14% by 2012.* As dogs take on more active roles in law enforcement, search and rescue, security, and human assistance – that means more opportunity for you! We’ll send you FREE information with absolutely no obligation! Find out more about Penn Foster's Dog Obedience Trainer/Instructor Program, which includes:

• All the books, lessons, equipment, and learning aids you need.
• Instructional videos and training equipment to use in your new career.
• Toll-free instructional support.
• Access to student services by website, phone, and mail.

Get more information today and in as little as six months from enrollment, you can be on your way to a career as a Dog Obedience Trainer/Instructor! * Growth figures represent a ten-year period ending 2012. Source: "National Industry-Occupation Employment Matrix," a publication of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Animal Care Specialist
Learn the scientific approach to animal care. Even if you don't go into animal care as a profession, as an animal lover you owe it to yourself to deliver the finest care possible to your own pets.

Key lesson topics include: A Day In The Life Of A Veterinary Assistant, The Physical Examination, Veterinary Anatomy And Physiology, Anesthesia, Dentistry and Nutrition, Nursing of Horses and Food Animals, Nursing of Orphaned and Wild Animals; Special Situations, Animal Hospitals and Veterinary Practices

At Ashworth University you'll enjoy an interactive, web-based curriculum that enhances instruction and adds quality and depth to the learning process. Tuition includes a beautifully illustrated textbook; medical encyclopedia; a workbook with reading assignments; and a career search manual.

Animal care specialists may have job opportunities such as veterinary technician/assistant, surgical assistant, admissions/administration, radiological assistant, pharmacological assistant and groomer. Pet stores and zoos are also areas where jobs are available.