The Dog Trainer's Crucible

CPDT-Study Group S2025

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Are you looking for an accountability club as you study for your CPDT exam this summer? We have just the thing! Join Laura Harper MSc CPDT for four weeks of studying, asking questions, building and sharing resources to prepare for the exam!

The Service Dog Primer

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Learn about the service dog industry, how to develop a service dog plan and what you need to know about selecting dogs. This course prepares you to develop a plan to implement what you already know about training, to train dogs who help people.

2025 Before the Lesson Plan (Curated)

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Before you start deciding on what you want to teach, you need to know how to share your information with your clients. In this course you will learn about the experiential learning model of teaching as it applies to dog training.

Approaching the Hardest Choice (Curated)

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Making the choice to behaviourally euthanize a dog is never easy. How do we as trainers open this subject with clients and support them? This four week curated course covers this immensely difficult but hugely important topic.

The One Hour Down Stay Deconstructed For Behaviour Professionals

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There are many relaxation protocols out there, but none of them are like this one! Learn this choice based, relaxation protocol and share it with your students to help them to help their dogs to maintain their composure even when it is really hard!