Positive Dog Trainers Academy PDTA

29/10/2025

We are happy to announce the dates for a new class to become a professional dog trainer.
7th till 11th January 2026 the first part
Total duration of course 9 months
Registration is open so book quickly
Deadline for registrations DECEMBER 15th 2025
Contact us for more information if you are interested

04/06/2025

UPDATE! NOT MANY SPOTS LEFT. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED BOOK EARLY . YOU SHOULD NOT MISS THIS!!

we are super excited to announce that we will be hosting SIMONE MUELLER in 2026

if you are a dog trainer or behaviorist this is a seminar you should not miss out!!

the seminar is one day 25th MARCH 2026 from 10-4pm and the price is 250euro light lunch included.
limited number of participants so book on time.

about the seminar:
Hunting is your dog’s favourite hobby? Instead of being the nagging factor who spoils the fun, start hunting together and grow as a team!
Is your dog’s prey drive getting on your last nerve?
Are you looking for enjoyable walks and lasting relief for your everyday life together?
Wouldn't it be wonderful if we could find a way to use the huge amount of motivation and pleasure that our dogs find in predatory behaviour for our training and to intensify our relationship with our dogs?
Most conventional training programs aim to interrupt and stop the dog's predatory behaviour, either by a recall or by conditioned pain or fear.
The problem common to both methods is that they work against the dog’s nature and what they actually want at this moment: go for a hunt!
In our workshop we are going to focus in theory and practice on:
· What is predation, why do dogs love to prey and why is predatory behaviour so hard to interrupt?
· How to stop uncontrolled chasing and help your dog control their urge to chase in a healthy and force-free way.
· Finding ways to practice predatory sequences together with your dog in a controlled and safe environment?

· Structuring your walks to set your dog up for more focus and engagement outside.
· Discovering a variety of games and exercises to express your dog’s predatory energy through Predation Substitute Games and grow as a team.
The games and exercises are instructed live and backed up with video material.
Simone Mueller, certified dog trainer and dog behavior consultant (ATN), is the author of the Predation Substitute Training series and she helps owners of high prey-drive dogs all over the world to harness their dog’s predatory chasing with fair and friendly training methods.
Simone is a proud member of The Initiative of Force-Free Dog Training, the Pet Professional Guild (PPG) and the Pet Dog Trainers of Europe (PDTE).

25/05/2025

We are happy to announce the dates for a new class to become a professional dog trainer.
18th till 22nd June 2025
Total duration of course 9 months
Registration is open so book quickly
Deadline for registrations MAY 24th 2025
Contact us for more information if you are interested

24/03/2025

An amazing workshop for canine first aid by Rachel Bean. Thank you everyone for attending you all have been amazing.

14/02/2025

This is a sample of how our students learn to train and become ethical positive trainers. Besides learning the science the practical training is done with shelter dogs. In this way the dogs have a better chance to be adopted and our students learn how to train dogs that are not socialized, dont know anything and the results are astonishing.
In the video you will see how the dog was before the training and the amazing result after.
Massive congratulations to our student Polina.
The dog is up for adoption and he is under Rights for Animals

22/01/2025

Body language is how dogs communicate. There is a lot said before the bite!!

⚠️❗️🛑 ✋❗️✋ 🛑 ❗️⚠️

Before a dog bites, there are plenty of potential warning signs telling you to STOP.

Don’t ignore them.



Edit: these are just examples of how things can escalate, each dog is individual.

It’s also important to note these escalations can happen very quickly. Especially if warning signs have been previously missed and the dog has had to escalate their behaviour, for example when a growl hasn’t worked previously so the dog skips the growl and goes straight for the biting.

24/08/2024

ΚΥΠΡΟΣ 2024. πριν μερικές βδομάδες με ειδοποίσε ένας φίλος από το εξωτερικό ο οποίος είναι τυφλός και έχει σκύλο οδηγό ότι θα έρθει μερικές μέρες Κύπρο και μου ζήτσε βοήθεια για ξενοδοχείο γιατί δεν τον δέχονταν με τον σκύλο ΟΔΗΓΟ!
Με την βοήθεια πολλών ατόμων στο facebook βρήκαμε ένα ξενοδοχείο στην Λάρνακα με το οποίο επικοινώνησε και έκλεισε όλο χαρά.
Όμως 3 βδομάδες μετά το ξενοδοχείο του ακύρωσε την κράτηση γιατί ο σκύλος είναι πάνω από 10κιλά!!
Χάρη στην Μαργαρίτα που μας βοήθησε το ξενοδοχείο Φλαμίνγκο στην Λάρνακα τους δέχτηκε χωρίς κανένα πρόβλημα και τους ευχαρστώ δημόσια

ΔΕΝ ΓΙΝΕΤΑΙ ΝΑ ΜΗΝ ΕΠΙΤΡΕΠΕΤΑΙ ΣΕ ΣΚΥΛΟΥΣ ΟΔΗΓΟΥΣ ΚΑΙ ΒΟΗΘΟΎΣ Η ΕΙΣΟΔΟΣ ΟΠΟΥΔΗΠΟΤΕ.

Αυτό γίνεται μόνο στην Κυπρο. Λυπάμαι πολύ

20/02/2024

We are happy to announce the dates for a new class to become a professional dog trainer.
29th MAY till JUNE 2nd 2024
Total duration of course 9 months
Registration is open so book quickly

Deadline for registrations MARCH 31st 2024

Contact us for more information if you are interested

09/10/2023

We had a great time with Rachel Bean and we learned so much from the Canine First Aid Course. We highly recommend this course! its mind blowing!!
Thank you Rachel for a magnificent day xx