The Modern Dog Trainer Blog
How To Choose A Dog Training Business Name
Coming up with names for any business can be rather fun. For dog trainers, we tend to think of cute names that may draw clients into training that sounds happy and joyful. Fun aside, naming your business has important difficulties as well as benefits if you plan...
End Of Year Review
As we hit the beginning of November it's time to start planning for the usual annual holiday downtime. Other than much needed days off, how should we prioritize annual administration tasks? What gets us the most bang for the time spent? Get holiday/thank you cards and...
Top 10 Reasons To Join The IAABC
There are many professional organizations out there for dog trainers to join. How do you possibly decide which one(s) to give your money to? I recently joined the International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants (IAABC) as a basic supporting member, and...
Tips for Becoming a Full-time Dog Trainer
This article was provided by the Certification Council of Professional Dog Trainers to accompany our brand new podcast! Learn from professional dog trainers who have made the transition into full-time business owners before. We're sharing our tips for those who are...
The Modern Dog Trainer Podcast – Ep. 1 Going Full-time
The Modern Dog Trainer blog contributors invite the Certification Council of Professional Dog Trainers President, Brad Phifer, to discuss how to prepare yourself to become a full-time dog trainer. See the CPDT's accompanying article on going full-time as you listen to...
Bringing Modern Dog Trainers Together for Education
This post is a guest post by Miranda K. Workman, MS, CABC, CBCC-KA, CPDT-KSA. We are honored to share with you a situation that proved that modern dog trainers can in fact come together to bring awareness into the community. At a recent TEDxBuffalo presentation about...