Welcome to
YOUR Dog Trainer Course
The upcoming courses have been broken down from our 3 month course into separate mini courses, making it easier for students to attend.
After you attend the Foundations Course (mandatory - prerequisite course) you may choose the courses that fall under the prerequisite course you have already taken. There are also free standing courses.
Check the hours of completion and dates/times before signing up. The courses are set up to follow one another. If you did not get into a course you were wanting it may be several weeks or more before that course opens for enrollment again. Please check back regularly for new classes and enrollment dates.
Details
All Courses are Instructed by Founder/Owner and Head Trainer of The Hounds Grounds, Brandi Bryant. You will spend each Course learning and practicing all that Brandi has learned over many many years of training everything from Puppy Training to Behavior Modification of dog with serious behavior issues.
Brandi's experience and education are extensive. She has set up all of her training courses to build upon each other for a complete and well rounded education. Many trainers provide Shadow Programs or Workshops that are great for trainers that already have a solid understanding of Dog Training but not good for those that do not have the experience and education that is required to understand what those shadow programs and workshops are teaching.
Brandi was very fortunate to begin her career with a trainer that instilled foundational techniques, homework, journaling, hands on experience and a long internship. This made it very easy for her to pick up what she would learn in the following years from many world renown trainers along with her own research. She is now offering a compete program for others to have an even more comprehensive understanding of dogs and dog training and behavior than any single program that she attended.
Learn in a Real Dog Training Facility
Course Location - The Hounds Grounds, Huntington Beach, CA
All Courses are Lecture and Hands on Training
Homework, Pop Quizzes, and Tests
Facebook group for video homework
Enrollment open for our next Foundations Course
This is a NON-REFUNDABLE COURSE. Limited space.
You can leave a NON-REFUNDABLE deposit of $300 to hold your spot
ask about our payment options
We take all major credit cards
Foundations in Dog Training
Mandatory
What you will learn:
Overview of Operant and Classical Conditioning
Canine/Human Body Language
Safety in Training/Bite Prevention
The Importance of Relationship Building
Proper Exposure & Socialization
Socialization vs Exposure
Critical Development Period
Genetics and the roll the play
Fulfilling the dog/breed
Layered Stress Model
Dog Training 101 - Basic Obedience & Manners for the Pet Dog
Behavior vs Obedience
February Course Open for Enrollment
Click Register in the top right - pick "fish" since you will not be bringing a dog right away
6 - 8 week course
Saturdays 11a - 2p
$2200
Early Bird Registration $1250
Dog Behavior Training
Prerequisite - Foundations in Dog Training
What you will learn:
Canine/Human Body Language cont.
Creating Relaxation & Putting it on Cue
Everything Puppies - development, Info on breeder responsibilities prior to puppy coming home
Shelters/Rescues w/moms & pups
Bringing a dog/puppy home - Protocols, decompression, Setting up for success
Crate Training
Ensuring you do not create bad Behaviors & Manners early on
Dog Parks/Dog Beaches
Preventing Behavior Issues
Methods in Training
Shaping Behaviors
Understanding & Working with Fear in dogs/puppies
Ethical Dog Training
4 week course
Fridays 11a - 1:30p
$1100
Behavior & Tools
Prerequisite - Dog Behavior Training
What you will learn:
Extinguishing Behaviors
Don't Get Stuck in A Method
The Shades of Dog Training
Tools - A to Z stop using them wrong - How to use them correctly.
Behavior Modification
4 - 6 week course
Saturdays 11a - 2p
$1100
Business
License
Insurance
Contracts - what to cover
Booking & Managing Clients
Training Programs
Multiple Sources of Income - what you didn't think of
Keeping a Client for a Lifetime
Emails and Follow ups
How to build business
Word of mouth and referrals
Vet bills, refunds, etc.
Demo Dogs
and more
3 week course
Saturdays 11a - 1p
$600
Behavior Issues
&
Shadowing Trainers
Prerequisite - Behavior & Tools
This Course goes into more depth regarding behavior issues and approach. You will also have the opportunity to Shadow the trainer on 4 Private Sessions.
Fear | Relationship | Building Confidence
Where to begin with a dog having Behavior Issues - This is always dependent on the dog.
Back to shades of gray
Client level of ability
Dog level of ability
Foundations
4 week course
Fridays 11a - 2p
$1250
Sports/Scent
Prerequisite - Behavior Issues
More Info Coming Soon
YOUR INSTRUCTOR
You will be instructed by Course Developer Brandi Bryant.
(IACP), Professional member of the International Association of Canine Professionals, an AKC approved evaluator for the AKC Star Puppy, CGC and Advanced CGC programs, Head Training of The Hounds Grounds
Brandi has spent many years learning, practicing and honing her dog training/behavior skills. Spending years in continued study of methods, tools, courses, workshops, and learning form the worlds most influential dog trainers.
She understood from the beginning one method was never going to work on all dogs and to only use one method was a completely unfair approach. Specializing in behavior modification you must have an understanding of dogs on a deeper level than a one-size fits all approach.
Brandi's education reaches over Obedience, Behavior, Scent Detection, Sport, Trick, Dogmanship, Behavior Modification, Relationship Based Modification, Proper Conditioning and use of Tools, Methods of Motivation to Positive Reinforcement, and much much more.
The Hounds Grounds has been built on a Motivational Training Modality specializing in what the DOG LOVES in order to create what the owner desires. This creates a love for work and strong work ethic in our dogs. There are two sides in training, the most important side being the dogs!
Brandi is going to share with you her many years of knowledge and experience along with hands on learning in her Dog Training Facility. You will not find another course with the benefits Brandi and The Hounds Grounds has put together in this course. Learn how to start your dog training career properly.
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