Complete all course material and homework assignments, Final Exam, send videos to your instructor of you and your dog/s completing K9 skills (what we call the Practicals), or visit on-site to take your Final and Practicals. The final grade will be determined by these Practicals videos as well as the Final Exam. As with all of our other courses, students must at least acquire a final grade of 80% to graduate. Graduates are certified as a K9 Instructor.

Financing is available via the Tuition Finance Corporation. 50% of the tuition must be paid to the school as a down-payment. Depending upon credit score and other criteria, a monthly payment can be as low as $80/month. Students have up to 24 months to pay in full.* Student must first apply to the school (check yes on the application when asked if financing is needed). Upon acceptance, the school will initiate the contract via TFC.

Please note that once your course account is set up, there will be no refunds.

This course emphasizes obedience, trailing, bitework (including decoy work), and detection. These skills are taught from a leading-edge perspective, not low-level, outdated training. Graduates who utilize these methods will operate on a higher tier than many K9 trainers out there. Dog Trainer College constantly encourages our students to strive for excellence; never settle for mediocre.

This course certainly applies to working dog training. If you are having trouble acquiring solid working dogs for your course, we may have some available. Contact us for pricing and availability. We typically have German Shepherds and Malinois, and sometimes Labradors or German Shorthairs. Pricing varies according to age and the amount of training we have into the dog at the point of sale. For info on puppies, see our For Sale page.

• Understand the concepts behind efficient training
• Diagnose training problems and formulate a plan to overcome them
• Recognize health issues of the canine and be able to administer emergency first aid
• Select solid candidates for Police K9 dog prospects
• Understand how to train the detection dog from start to finish
• Comprehend case law that affects utilization of a K9

• Conduct practical agility
• Instruct handlers, K9 supervisors, and the K9
• Handle tracking/trailing dogs dependably
• Recognize canine behavior on the track
• Engage and neutralize a suspect
• Recognize inferior qualities that would hinder reliable K9 work

• Recognize the variety of equipment used in K9 training
• Utilize equipment effectively, properly, and safely
• Learn how to be a great decoy (helper, agitator)
• Teach tracking/trailing searches in various environments
• Learn about Osphresiology and how it affects the search
• Conduct SWAT operations with the K9

• Learn how to work with the dog – not against him; bringing out the best in the dog
• Understand how genetics, upbringing, and training technique will influence the final product
• Understand the need for real-life training and certifications
• Enhance the dog’s drives
• Utilize patrol containment techniques