Become a Certified Professional Dog Trainer in Toronto

Dog industry professionals serious about their education and certifications look for the gold standard Karen Pryor Academy Certified Training Partner (KPA CTP) credential.

Have you been wondering how to become a certified, professional dog trainer? Looking for various certification options, but found none in Toronto were available?

The flagship Karen Pryor Academy (KPA) Dog Trainer Professional (DTP) program is offered in Toronto, exclusively at When Hounds Fly.

Andre Yeu, Founder and Head Trainer of When Hounds Fly and Karen Pryor Academy Faculty Member teaches this game-changing educational experience in Toronto. Andre is one of only two Canadian KPA faculty members teaching the DTP program.

The Karen Pryor Academy DTP program certification allows successful students to become part of a recognized group of professionals with the KPA CTP (Certified Training Partner) certification.

Karen Pryor Academy Certified Training Partner

Applications for the next session are open now.

The Best Way to Learn:

  • Hands on with your dog, in-person: Four two-day in-person workshops spaced out approximately 6 weeks apart provide hours of in-person coaching.
  • Online Classroom: Rich online content in between and feedback done online/through video in between in-person workshops.
  • Time to absorb: In-person workshops are spaced out appropriately to give you time to absorb the skills you need to succeed.
  • Up-to-date curriculum: Based on the most up-to-date behaviour science and modern training and teaching practices, grounded in positive reinforcement and clicker training.

Who is this for:

  • People with significant interest in dog training and behaviour.
  • Veterinary technicians, dog walker/dog sitters, groomers, or dog training enthusiasts.
  • Someone looking to make a career in teaching and training dogs and their humans.
  • Please direct all inquiries regarding applications, tuition, suitability, etc. to the administrative staff directly at the Karen Pryor Academy.

Please direct all inquiries regarding applications, tuition, suitability, etc. to the administrative staff directly at the Karen Pryor Academy.

 

Karen Pryor Academy in a Day Webinar

Curious about Karen Pryor Academy?

In this 90 minute webinar, you will be introduced to some of the most important components found in the Karen Pryor Academy curriculum, such as:

  1. Why are clean mechanical skills so important?
  2. How do we sharpen our skills of observation, marker timing, and reinforcement delivery?
  3. The three methods clicker trainers use to get behaviour – What is capturing, targeting, and shaping?
  4. How do we effectively teach cues to our dogs?