Explanation of Certifications
APDT – Association of Pet Dog Trainers UK
www.apdt.co.uk
The Association of Pet Dog Trainers was founded in 1995 by John Fisher to offer pet dog owners a guarantee of quality when looking for a puppy and dog training class in their area.
All members of the APDT have been assessed according to a strict code of practice and have agreed to abide by kind and fair principles of training. To this end the use of coercive or punitive techniques and equipment are not used.
Members of the APDT UK must display their membership number in the form of MAPDT after their name. If this is not present then they may simply have paid membership of the APDT USA group.
APDT – Association of Pet Dog Trainers USA
This is a group for interested trainers to join. There is NO ASSESSMENT or EVALUATION simply a joining fee of $100. Members do not have to abide by a code of ethics.
CPDT – Certification Council for Professional Dog Trainers
The CCPDT is an international testing and certification program for professional pet dog trainers.
The CCPDT’s certification program is based on humane training practices and the latest scientific knowledge related to dog training. Competence and continued growth in training practices is promoted through the recertification of qualified professionals.
CAP – Competency Assesment Program
www.learningaboutdogs.com/html/cap.html
Clicker Training is a fast growing teaching method that has evolved into thousands of different classes and interests around the world.
Essentially the definition of a “clicker trainer” is a person who trains using a clicker. Competency is not directly measurable by the description. Some clicker trainers are reaching for the sky and able to achieve astonishing results, some clicker trainers are simply adding the clicker to an existing program of training, which may or may not be coercive.
To gain access to this powerful method the teacher (clicker trainer) needs to be skilled, very self aware, observant, able to analyse, adjust the teaching to suit that particular dog at that particular time. As they develop their skills their understanding of the process deepens and they are able to transfer the learning to other animals, other fields of interest and have genuinely learned to communicate with another species through skilled use of the clicker.
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Comments
Hi there,
I am interested in becoming a dog trainer and would like to know about any courses running in Cork county? An evening and weekend course would be ideal.
Thanks
Katia