Thank you for your interest in the exciting, challenging and rewarding profession of dog training, owner counseling, and canine behavioral modifications. Below you will find a course outline as well as general information, an enrollment agreement, Class Date list, a welcome letter which includes housing information for out of state students, and credentials pertaining to A Smartk9 Academy. ("Arizona's Original Dog Training Experts Since 1976") If you would like to print the four things below that I just spoke of, you will have the same packet that we would mail out to you. If you still want the information mailed, just let me know.
Currently financing has just been approved again for a local applicant by the Arizona Dept. of Economic Security. We have been on their approved vender list from a previous student, as well as having funding from California's analogous agency. We also accept payments online through paypal.com. We have been involved in teaching dog training to trainers for approximately five years now. Due to an ever-increasing demand for our services, as well as an increasingly deficient supply of qualified trainers, we have decided to offer this program at this time to a few applicants at a time. We enroll 1-5 students at a time, giving a low student-teacher ratio. There is a period that the student may need to participate with a local approved trainer for a short period of time. This will allow us to make sure the student is ready to be on their own. If you are interested in a career in dog training, call us. We can assist you with a pay plan if you need.
I hope you will find the following information helpful, and that you will not hesitate to contact me by phone so that we may discuss your future further.
Basic Course Curriculum (Three Month)
Course hours are at your convenience since this is done mostly online. Instruction is also provided by our staff via email if it is needed. You will be given weekly assignments which may include videos, reading or research. All videos and books will be supplied as part of the course fee. Grades will be returned as promptly as possible, within 5 days.
Welcome and Philosophy
Cost- Two thousand three hundred and ninety-nine Dollars.
There will also be a considerable amount of reading required, including our copyrighted training manual, "Never, Never, Hit Your Dog," offered world wide on the Internet (www.smartk9.com)
Books are all included with tuition.
For further information, references, and or a meeting at our training facility, please call at your convenience, 480-620-3859 .
Sincerely,
Nancy Herbert
Owner