Want to train dogs independently from your home? With this Dog School Business Starter Package, you’ll have access to our Dog School Business Guidebook for Solo Trainers, a PDF customized for trainers working within their home (without a daycare facility).
You’ll also receive access to our Dog Handler to Day Trainer course in case you want a refresher on basic obedience and building a relationship with a dog.
As if that wasn’t enough, you’ll also gain access to our series of Dog School/Day Training Operations Manual online videos showing you how to create a dog school training program and additional trainer/owner resources. Our Operations Manual contains resources (like a pre-training evaluation form and training report card) as well as videos, including the following topics:
- 1.0 Introduction
- 1.1 Program Scope
— Big decisions on what you want your day training program to look like
- 1.2 Pharma
— Introduced early on to get it out of the way and make sure it’s considered for budgeting
- 1.3 Program Philosophy
— Integrating your way of doing things with this material to get a consistent foundational belief system
- 1.4 Language decisions
— Global decisions on basic word use you want your program (and your trainers) to use
- 1.5 Hard & Soft Inventory
— Non-perishable items like leashes, collars, and going over training treat options etc.
- 1.6 Enrichment Items
— A brief review of some food toys and some insights on what to send home with the client.
- 1.7 Choosing Handlers
— Things to think about with current employees when choosing who to send through Dog Handler to Day Trainer program.
- 1.8 Marketing
— Ground-level startup ideas to help kick off your day training program
- 1.9 Pricing
— How to price your day training program