Teaching Foundation Behaviors: Name Cue

Capturing your dog’s attention is an important foundation for all other training, and it demonstrates the positive relationship you have with your dog. A simple way to get a dog’s attention is by teaching the dog his or her name. The name can become a cue that tells the dog “look at me!”

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Become a Certified Dog Trainer

Our Dog Trainer Professional program is based on the most up-to-date behavior science and modern training and teaching practices. It covers both the science and the practice of dog training, behavior change, client teaching, problem-solving, and business management. View some of our upcoming application deadlines below:

Fort Collins, CO
with Kiki Yablon
Apply by 4/21

Virtual (AUS Eastern)
with Alexis Davison
Apply by 4/22

New Forest, UK
with Linda Ryan
Apply by 4/28

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Enrolling Soon: Behavior Consulting Program

For the trainers and behavior pros who want more: more depth, more techniques, more confidence in the hard cases. Our Behavior Consulting Program offers flexible study options, an optional certification, and combines applied behavior science and positive reinforcement training to help you tackle even the most complex canine cases with confidence and compassion. Enrollment will open later this month.

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New & Barkworthy

🐾 Join Amber Quann in our upcoming real-time virtual class and learn to create smooth, confidence-building greeting routines for every dog–human interaction. Enrollment ends 4/28.

🐱 Join veterinary behaviorist Dr. Valli Parthasarathy in our upcoming real-time virtual class and learn the essential skills needed to help kittens and cats become calm, cooperative patients at the veterinary clinic and at home.

Enrollment ends 4/27.

🎉 New & exciting finds from ClickerExpo are here! A selection of training tools and resources featured at our recent Expo is now available in the online store, but quantities are limited. If you saw something you loved at Expo, now’s your chance to grab yours before they’re gone.

🎥 Dogs may offer a down-stay in the classroom, but when they are at home, and the doorbell rings, chaos ensues. By incorporating games into your group training classes, such as the pizza delivery game, you can help your students and their dogs learn under conditions that resemble real-life environments.

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