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Quick-Start Mini-Courses are Simple and Fun for your Dog!
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We offer 3 ways to learn Dog Tricks…
Self-Guided Learning
Simple, step-by-step books and online courses by NY Times bestselling author and world-renowned trainer, Kyra Sundance.
Free Facebook Group
Spark Team classes are Facebook groups which are lead by certified coaches. They have a goal of teaching you tricks and earning your dog’s title.
Pay for Convenience
A personal trainer will guide you through an online course to learn training techniques and get your Trick Dog title.
$60 – Online class includes personal coach and cost of your Trick Dog title
Why is Trick Training Useful?
Teaching tricks establishes a pattern of learning, teaches skills and focus, is a positive method of training, and promotes a bond between canine and human.
It’s Easier Than Ever!
Dog trainers tend to train the hardest when working toward a goal— it keeps them motivated, and focused.
The process of teaching dog tricks puts into play the foundational concepts and techniques of animal training: operant conditioning, marker training, consistency, timing, and motivation.
In teaching tricks, we get to practice these techniques and immediately see the results. Each new trick presents a unique challenge that we can address with creativity and the insight of our previous experience. A Trick Dog title gives trainers this goal, while allowing them to earn their title at their own pace.
Need a Goal?
Help your dog earn their Trick Dog title. Simply print out the checklist, learn the tricks by watching the free Master Class videos, and show your exercises to a Certified Trick Dog Instructor.
Become a Certified Trick Dog Instructor
Learn the correct techniques of training with online, self-paced, step-by-step video curriculum presented by a world-renowned dog tricks expert. This course contains all four levels of the curriculum and is geared toward teaching you the skills to become certified as a trick dog instructor (CTDI).