This four day professional program for dog walkers covers everything from aggression, body language, pack management, fight protocols, and safety issues to client and dog screening, liability protection, and successful business practices. The program includes lecture, discussion, video analysis, hands-on work, and fieldtrips with a pack. All participants receive dog first aid certification as part of the curriculum. Dog Walking Certification exams are optional. This course is appropriate for both new and established dog walkers, as well as daycare employees and owners, and dog trainers wishing to add walking to their services. Class size limited.
Veronica Boutelle, founder and owner of dogTEC and previously Director of Behavior & Training for the SF/SPCA, and Kim Moeller, a long-time dog walker and the SF/SPCA's trainer specializing in dog-dog aggression, team together to offer a professional forum for a growing profession.
The Dog Walking Academy is held in San Francisco, CA at Pawsitive Tails, located at 1255 22nd St. SF, CA 94107
The very next day and weeks after the Dog Walking Institute I marveled at how useful and helpful all the topics covered have been to me. The experience has shifted my perspectives, increased the level of my competency, and profoundly enriched the quality and enjoyment of my day-to-day dog walking experience. Again, thank you! Michelle Lenihan, Animal Kharma
Section 1 Full
March 5-8
Thursday & Friday 5pm-9:30pm AND Saturday & Sunday 9am-5:30pm
Cost: 550.00
Member Cost: 550.00
Section Full
Section 2 Full
May 28-31
Thursday & Friday 5pm-9:30pm AND Saturday & Sunday 9am-6:00pm
Cost: 550.00
Member Cost: 550.00
Early Registration Cost: 550.00
Section Full
Section 3
August 27-30
Thursday & Friday 5pm-9:30pm AND Saturday & Sunday 9am-6:00pm
Cost: 550.00
Member Cost: 550.00
Early Registration Cost: 550.00
Section 4
October 29- November 1
Thursday & Friday 5pm-9:30pm AND Saturday & Sunday 9am-6:00pm
Cost: 550.00
Member Cost: 550.00
Early Registration Cost: 550.00
Section 5 Full
November 12-15 Thursday & Friday 5pm-9:30pm AND Saturday & Sunday 9am-6:00pm
At Monadnock Canine Academy in New Hampshire
Get a road map to running a successful dog business in one information-packed, fun weekend.
This seminar is for dog pros, including trainers, walkers, sitters, vet techs, day care operators, boarding facility operators, and groomers AND for dog lovers who dream of working with dogs for a living.
We're bringing success to you-- we'll be on the road for over three months, hitting 13 cities. Sign up early for the one closest to you to avoid late registration fees and to ensure your spot-- space is limited in many cities.
Section 1 Full
LOS ANGELES
Sunday, February 8, 9am-4:30pm
This seminar will be held at the Los Angeles SPCA,7700 E. Spring St., Long Beach, CA.
The cost for this section is $90. Please email info@dogtec.org or call 510 525 2547 to get the one day price.
Cost: 90.00
Member Cost: 90.00
Early Registration Cost: 90.00
Section Full
Section 2 Full
SAN DIEGO
February 14-15, 10am- 4:30pm
This seminar will be held at The Educated Pet at 2525 University Ave., San Diego, 92104.
Cost: 175.00
Member Cost: 175.00
Early Registration Cost: 175.00
Section Full
Section 3 Full
PHOENIX
February 21-22, 10am- 4:30pm
This seminar will be held at House of Hounds at 19616 W. Hwy 85, Buckeye, AZ 85326
Cost: 175.00
Member Cost: 175.00
Section Full
Section 4 Full
ARLINGTON, VA
February 21-22, 10am-4:30pm
This seminar will be at WOOFS! Dog Training Center at 4160 S. Four Mile Run Dr., Arlington 22206
Cost: 175.00
Member Cost: 175.00
Section Full
Section 5 Full
CHICO, CA
February 28- March 1, 10am- 4:30pm
This seminar will be held at The Canine Connection, 2990 Highway 32, Suite 2100, Chico, CA.
Cost: 175.00
Member Cost: 175.00
Early Registration Cost: 175.00
Section Full
Section 6 Full
TAMPA
April 4-5, 10am- 4:30pm
This seminar will be held at The Courteous Canine, 3414 Melissa Country Way, Lutz, FL.
Cost: 175.00
Member Cost: 175.00
Early Registration Cost: 175.00
Section Full
Section 7 Full
ORLANDO
March 28-29, 10am-4:30pm
This seminar will be held at University of Doglando, 12276 E. Colonial Drive, Orlando, FL
Cost: 175.00
Member Cost: 175.00
Early Registration Cost: 175.00
Section Full
Section 8 Full
PORTLAND
March 28-29, 10am-4:30pm
This seminar will be held at Doggy Business Dog Training & Lodging at 4905 NE 42nd Ave., Portland 97218
Cost: 175.00
Member Cost: 175.00
Early Registration Cost: 175.00
Section Full
Section 9 Full
SEATTLE
April 4-5, 10am-4:30pm
This seminar will be held at University Canine Learning Academy at 2920 NE Blakeley St., Ste. D, Seattle 98105
Cost: 175.00
Member Cost: 175.00
Section Full
Section 10 Full
SPOKANE, WA
April 19, 9:00am-4:30pm - ONE DAY ONLY
This seminar is hosted by Paw & Order at Diamonds in the Ruff, 2925 N. Monroe St. 99205
Cost: 90.00
Member Cost: 90.00
Early Registration Cost: 90.00
Section Full
Section 11 Full
DAYTON, OH
April 25-26, 10am-4:30pm
This seminar will be held at Training Tracks Canine Learning Station at 9235 Cincinnati-Columbus Rd., West Chester, OH 45069
Cost: 175.00
Member Cost: 175.00
Early Registration Cost: 175.00
Section Full
Section 12 Full
CHARLOTTE, NC
May 30-31, 10am-4:30pm
Location details TBA.
Cost: 175.00
Member Cost: 175.00
Early Registration Cost: 175.00
Section Full
Section 13 Full
RICHMOND, VA May 16-17, 10am - 4:30pm This seminar will be held at Robins-Starr Humane Center, 2519 Hermitage Road, Richmond, VA 23220
Cost: 175.00
Member Cost: 175.00
Early Registration Cost: 175.00
Section Full
Section 14
DES MOINES, IA November 7-8, 10am-4:30pm This seminar will be held at Animal Rescue League of Iowa at 5452 N.E. 22nd, Des Moines, IA 50313
Veronica Boutelle and Kim Moeller of dogTEC team up to help you work with private Growly clients. Learn or fine-tune diagnostics and treatment plans for both on- and off-leash aggression, and explore strategies for working with clients on interviewing, mechanical skills, compliance, and normalizing dog behavior. Kim takes you through a series of case studies and video footage to map out treatment protocols. And Veronica shows you how to maximize your business success working with dog-dog aggression.
Kim Moeller is the San Francisco SPCA’s dog-dog socialization and rehabilitation expert. She co-designed, and currently teaches, the SPCA’s famous Growly Dog program. Kim has spoken internationally on the subject of dog-dog aggression and has earned renown within the industry for her content-rich, hands-on, entertaining seminars. Her long-standing private practice focuses on aggression issues. Kim also co-teaches dogTEC’s Dog Walking Academy.
Veronica Boutelle, founder of dogTEC and author of How To Run A Dog Business: Putting Your Career Where Your Heart Is, is the industry’s leading business consultant. She teaches sold-out seminars and consults one-on-one with dog professionals. Veronica writes the column ‘The Business End of the Leash’ for the APDT Chronicle of the Dog, and is a sought-after speaker at conferences and dog training schools across the country. She is the former Director of Behavior & Training for the San Francisco SPCA.
This is a San Francisco SPCA Academy for Dog Trainers event.
Click here for more info. To register, email Abby Draper at the SF/SPCA: adraper@sfspca.org
Section 1 Full
March 14-15 at the SF/SPCA
Saturday & Sunday 10am-5pm
You can have truly effective and exciting training classes—classes that bring clients back again and again and create unstoppable word of mouth. Classes that prepare people and dogs for real life—no more hearing “He only listens in class.” No more starting with 10 students and finishing with 6. You will design a class of your choice while learning the theories and strategies behind powerful curriculum development so that you can repeat your success again and again. We will also create a “tool box” of tips and strategies for smooth classroom management and effective instruction.
Teaching group classes can be daunting - how do you choose what material to teach, when to teach it, and what methods to use? How do you approach students who are in the same class but are at different skill levels? Or keep the attention of ten dogs and even more owners? Why don't all the students follow your directions? To teach well you need a good curriculum. And a good curriculum is more than a list of behaviors to teach and games to play. In this six-day workshop we guide you step by step through the backwards planning necessary to produce a complete, cohesive, solid curriculum for the class of your choice - and you'll have fun doing it too. No more staring at blank pages in search of inspiration, no more glueing together bits and pieces from other trainers' classes and trying to make it work.
Veronica Boutelle taught curriculum development, classroom management, and learning theory to graduate students and classroom teachers before becoming a dog trainer. In this workshop, she applies her extensive teaching background to Public Class training.
$750, visit http://www.dogtec.org/curriculum-design.html for additional details and register at www.sfspca.org/seminars.shtml
Section 1 Full
June 1-6, 10am-5pm
Cost: See description
Member Cost: See description
Early Registration Cost: See description
Section Full
Class Cancellation Policy
We are a small venue and do not provide refunds, so please plan carefully. Cancellations two weeks prior to an event are credited towards future events. Cancellations within two weeks of an event are not credited. Should an event be cancelled for any reason all registrants will receive full refunds.
Dog Attendance Policy
For the safety of the animals and comfort of the humans, we ask that you do not bring dogs to events unless the event description specifically requires your dog’s attendance as part of the program. Thank you for your cooperation and understanding.
