Dog Trainer College

05/15/2026

05/09/2026

The next Protection Dog Trainer course begins 6/29. Learn how to become an elite trainer of these amazing dogs that give so much to their owners.

Become a Certified Protection Dog Trainer at Conifer Canine's Dog Trainer College in Indiana offering both in-person and online courses.

05/08/2026

05/01/2026

It's bitework time for Master Trainer students. Getting it done!

04/22/2026

The Master Trainer course at DTC prepares graduates for real-world training in a variety of advanced skills: obedience, behavior modification, tracking/trailing, apprehensions, detection, protection, service dogs, SAR/HRD, and more! The next class begins June 29. Apply today to reserve your place in the course.
https://www.dogtrainercollege.us/become-a-dog-trainer/master-trainer/

03/25/2026

Our next Police K9 handler school begins April 20.
The graduates from this training state how pleasantly surprise they are at the amount of information/training received, how much they appreciate the time spent in preparing for real-world deployments, the legal emphasis, and the attitude of our staff. Train Real. Train Hard. Train Often.
Apply at [email protected]

03/24/2026

We congratulate Elmie, a recent graduate of our online Master Trainer program. She has been a hard worker, avid learner, and we're happy with the results of her training (very nice scores in her Practicals and Final Exam). We expect great things from her as she returns to South Africa to begin her dog trainer career!

03/10/2026

This week our students are learning about what it takes to intelligently create and raise a litter of puppies. This includes looking at the health and temperament of the prospective parents, thinking about the genetic health of future generations, the do's and don'ts of socializing puppies, the challenges of training puppies, and much more!

02/16/2026

Only two weeks remaining before the Spring semester begins. We are excited to work with a new group of budding dog trainers. To provide our students with the most comprehensive dog trainer courses world-wide, we have added new lessons and updated some older ones. Our awesome Instructors have taken new training opportunities to expand their knowledge even more. You don't want to miss it. It all begins March 2!

02/05/2026

Our Lead Instructor answers a common question we hear: "can I bring my own dog with me to school?"