How to become a service dog trainer contained by CA?
I've been trying to find a way into the profession, either training service dogs, or police dogs. I be wondering what certifications were needed, or if anyone knows someone around Los Angeles that I can start an apprenticeship for.
Contact Guide Dogs for the Blind in San Rafael - They will be able to refer you to someone within So. California http://www.guidedogs.com/site/PageServer
You need to be a experience trainer to do this charge. Contact the relevant organisations and ask. The trainer I use for my dogs also trains police dogs. His expertise is well known and the police contacted him regarding training their dogs.
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Answers: Ideally, for any kind of job you would have a college level in animal behavior.
In California, guide dog and hearing dog trainers are required to be certified. I do not believe this also applies to service dogs, but you should consult your state's Attorney General to find out. This is not necessarily true in other states.
California in fact has a school for those wishing to train assistance dogs:
Jorjan Powers
1215 Sebastopol Road
Santa Rosa CA 95407
Phone: (707) 545-DOGS (3647)
Fax: (707) 545-0800
E-Mail: info(a)assistancedog.org
Web Address: www.assistancedog.org
For police dogs, I propose you contact your local police department for information on where police dogs are trained in your state and who to contact.
