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Have you ever thought about taking your dog training business to the next level?

What I mean by the “next level” is getting more clients and making more money.

Over the years I have been able to work with and train hundreds of dog trainers.  But they differ in the fact that some of them make a lot of money and a bunch of them are just getting by.

What is the difference? Just knowing and implementing a few simple tricks will make your business more successful.

My 4–week Personal Coaching Program “Energize Your Dog Training Business” will help you get more calls, more customers and more money.

It comes down to four important items.

Item 1: Knowing how to set yourself apart from the other trainers in your area.

Item 2: How to find and educate more dog training prospects to your business.

Item 3: Knowing how to sell your services using methods that work.

Item 4: Keeping in touch with your prospects as well as your previous clients

I’m sending you this email because I’m going to take 4 weeks and personally train a special group of 10 people to create their own new marketing program to rake in bigger profits. I’m going to teach you everything I have been doing over the years to create the #1 top producing dog training business in the area.

Let me warn you….this program is only for 10 special people who want to excel and make more money training dogs.  Take a look at www.DogBusinessCoach.com for more information but hurry the 10 0 spots won’t last long!

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These are some of the tools and services I use in my business. I hope you can use some of them for your business as well.

Getting Your Site Online:

• DogSiteDesigns.com – You’ll want a professional looking website because you NEVER get a second chance to make a first impression.

List Building:

• Aweber – This is the service I’ve used for years to handle all my newsletters, e-courses, and manage my customer lists. (If you get any emails from me, they come through this list managing service.)

Keeping my Business Safe and Protected

• Carbonite – Keeps my computer (and therefore, my income) safe. THIS IS A MUST and you will remember that statement when your computer crashes and you loose all your important information. (Try it free.)

Tool that Allows me to Travel

• GotoMyPC – Allows me to pick up and go at a moment’s notice, knowing that I can hook into my business from any PC around the world. (Try it free.)

Tools For On-Line Meetings

• GoToMeeting – This is the system I use conduct my online meetings and traing programs (Try it free.)

Tools to Easily Record Audio & Podcast

• Audacity – Quick and easy way to record audio from your microphone and put it on your computer. The best part is…it’s FREE.

VOIP Phone Service, Toll Free and Local Forwarding Numbers

• Voipo – I love this company. You can get a great VOIP phone service much cheaper than Vonage. I use their toll free numbers and their local numbers as well. You just can’t beat the price or the great service.

Graphics Editing

• Gimp – Free program and easy to use.

Articles For Your Website or Blog

• Dog Article PLR – A Private Label Rights membership site. You can use the articles and claim them as your own. Great original articles.
• DogPLR – More Private Label Rights articles. No membership, buy just what you need.

Watch this page as I add more items to the list.

Until next time…..

Being a service dog trainer can be a very challenging and demanding job. Not only do you work with dogs as a trainer but you work with people as an instructor, teaching them how to work with their service dog. The work is hard but it can be very fulfilling.

People typically become service dog trainers by first becoming a good and well experienced obedience dog trainer. Once you have enough experience as a trainer you can consider working with service dogs.

In order to work with service dogs and the disabled you will need some unique personal qualities. You’ll need compassion, patience, good communication and people skills, and a desire to help people. You’ll also have to be willing to work for less money than you deserve. Service dog trainers (and most people who work with non-profits) are paid much less than they should be paid. Service dog programs depend largely on donations and grants to pay their employees so salaries are not high. You’ll also probably be asked to work more than a 9-5 job. So, expect low pay and long hours. Most people in this field do the work because they love it.

After you choose this kind of work you’ll need to contact a service dog training program. They’ll put you in touch with an apprenticeship program. This is required by virtually all service dog training program. Expect to spend 2.5 to 4 years as an apprentice trainer. You may do various things as an apprentice from teaching basic obedience to working with dogs and matching them with students.

Service dog trainers (and apprentices) also need to be able to do many kinds of physical work. Most service dogs are Labradors, Golden Retrievers or crosses of these breeds, or German Shepherds. At times you may need to carry a dog, assist a student who needs physical help, and so on. Sometimes it’s not easy to control an exuberant 80 pound Labrador who isn’t fully trained.

There is stiff competition to be a trainer at most service dog training schools. It will help your cause if you have experience as a puppy raiser or even as a kennel worker. Any connection to the service dog training school can help.

There are many things to consider before you become a service dog trainer, including why you want to pursue this career. It takes a lot of work and it’s not an easy job. Before you make this decision it’s a good idea to visit a service dog training school and talk to some trainers about what it’s really like to do this work. Ask them about both the good and the bad parts of their job. Take your time to consider your options. Being a service dog trainer could be a wonderful career for you but make sure it’s what you want to do before you make your choice.

If you want to become a dog trainer visit the Canine Behavior Specialists Network website for more information about becoming a trainer.

Until next time…..

If you plan to have other people working for you then you will need to be bonded. This will protect you in case someone working for you should take something from a client’s home.

You can determine your rates by finding out what your competition is charging. In the beginning you will probably want to charge a little less in order to try to encourage customers to give you a try. Dog walking is usually charged according to time increments. You may also offer a monthly discount for people who sign up for an entire month from you in advance.

You may want to consider doing some advertising. This will help increase your business. At the very least you should put up your business card in vet offices, groomer salons, pet supply stores and other places where dog owners tend to visit. You should also consider writing up a press release about your new business and sending it to the local newspapers. Finally, it’s a good idea to create a nice web site about your business, especially if you can create one that looks good.

Adding dog training to your dog walking business can be very profitable, in fact dog training will probably be more profitable than dog walking. If you have any questions feel free to contact me or visit www.K9-University.com.

Until next time……

So many people have great intentions when it comes to training their dog. After all, training a dog is not that hard. You are simply communicating to your best friend that you want him to sit, to stay, to come. Your dog even knows some words of English already. (Try saying “cheese” to a dog!) He’s smart. You’re smart. But then you start off trying to train your dog and by the middle of the second lesson your dog is bored and you’re frustrated. You give up. Why does this have to happen?

As a professional dog trainer I believe the single biggest reason people give up training their dog is because dog training isn’t fun for them. But it can be fun! You can make training the dog fun for both your client and their dog. If training is fun then they will stick with it and the dog will enjoy learning. That’s what it’s really all about. Your client and their dog will be having a good time together.

So, how can you make training fun?

Keep in mind that dogs learn everything from their trainer. That means that he picks up on the owners attitude about training. If the owner thinks it’s boring then he will, too. If the dog owner approaches training with a positive attitude and is cheerful about it, then your dog will be a lot happier about his lessons.

There’s an old saying that what you’re feeling goes right down the lead to your dog and that’s completely true. Your dog can pick up on everything you’re thinking and feeling. Dogs are extremely perceptive. So, if you want your dog to have fun with dog training, the change in attitude has to begin with you!

Keep training fun…………….