Dog Trainer College

11/12/2025

It's Finals week at DTC! Master Trainer students are to graduate on Friday. Before then, lots of study, Final Exam, and five Practicals. Busy but awesome!

10/27/2025

2026 class start dates!
March 2, 2026: Master Trainer, Behavior/Obedience, Protection Dog Trainer
April 13, 2026: Police K9 Instructor, Scent Detection, Cadaver Detection
May 26, 2026: Service Dog Trainer
June 29, 2026: Master Trainer, Behavior/Obedience, Protection Dog Trainer
August 10, 2026: Police K9 Instructor, Scent Detection, Cadaver Detection
September 21, 2026: Service Dog Trainer
October 5, 2026: Behavior/Obedience
For more information on each course, please visit: https://www.dogtrainercollege.us/become-a-dog-trainer/

Become a Certified Dog Trainer by taking classes both in-person or online at Conifer Canine's Dog Trainer College.

10/24/2025

Did you know that the Dog Trainer College has 5 online trainer courses available? These comprehensive courses are one-of-a-kind with hands-on learning required in every course. Coming from balanced training perspective, these courses are prepare the student for real-world training. Each includes the same material that is presented in our in-person courses. Apply online today and start learning tomorrow! What a great career investment!
https://www.dogtrainercollegeonline.com/

Dog Trainer College offers online dog trainer certification courses for Behavior/Obedience, Police K9 Instructor, Master Trainer, Service Dog, and Cadaver Detection.

10/07/2025

Master Trainer students getting in some public access time with their service dogs in training: SDiTs. This gives students and dogs opportunity to conduct their tasks - learned in the laid back environment of the Training Center - in the distracting world of being in public.

09/24/2025

A working dog K9 competition to be held 11/22/25 in Greenfield, IN.
https://www.dogtrainercollege.us/christmas-cup/

09/15/2025

A graduate from our K9 Instructor course had this to say:
"My experience with the Dog Trainer College was exceptional. The curriculum was not only relevant and thorough but also directly applicable to real-life training scenarios. The level of professionalism throughout the course was impressive.... We got more than we paid for."

09/11/2025

Twelve courses...
7 In-person
5 Online
https://www.dogtrainercollege.us/become-a-dog-trainer/

Become a Certified Dog Trainer by taking classes both in-person or online at Conifer Canine's Dog Trainer College.

09/05/2025

Did you know?
As a full-operating training facility, students at the Dog Trainer College get real-world feel for their future careers. We share the good, the great, the bad, and the ugly of being a dog trainer...the lives you spare from euthanasia as well as the client whom you've showed/told a dozen times how to manage/maintain their struggling dog but they still "know better than you." Our graduates have a real sense of understanding what it takes to be a professional dog trainer in a world that abounds with ignorance about dogs. Whether training pets or advanced working dogs, we wade through the muck and help our students find the diamonds.

09/03/2025

Our Master Trainer students are getting some good experience in the bite suit. Pictured is Becca, from Arizona, who is about to take her first high bites from a K9. It's all smiles until the teeth show up :) On a more serious note, much time is spent discussing safety measures so that decoy and dog are safe during the entire session as well as solid training methods that bring out the best in the dog.

08/18/2025

The last chance in 2025 to earn your professional dog trainer certification is October 6.
Classes offered 10/6: Behavior/Obedience, Protection Dog Trainer.
https://www.dogtrainercollege.us/become-a-dog-trainer/

07/17/2025

Come join us!

🎄𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐟𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐞'𝐬 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐚𝐬 𝐂𝐮𝐩🎄
𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭: Conifer Canine’s Christmas Cup is a timed competition for K9 teams. The Cup is open to K9 handlers in law enforcement, security, as well as K9 enthusiasts. It includes both handler and K9 involvement in several scenarios in a stressful environment. The Cup is designed to test team’s proficiency in obedience, agility, detection skills, handling stressors, apprehension skills, working together as a team. All participants will be judged from a Police K9 operational perspective; i.e. differently than IGP points, etc. Score will be determined on best overall time as well as stress recovery, accuracy of shooting, tactical soundness, accuracy of scent detection, team cohesiveness without internal tension. There will be 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place awards

𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞: Saturday, November 22, 2025.

𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧: 0900 to finish. Participating handlers (without their K9s) will need to meet at 0830 for instructions.

𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞: 4485 N Fortville Pike, Greenfield, IN.

𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐬𝐭: $65 for participating K9 teams. Includes team and one other person: spouse, friend, etc. Handlers are encouraged to read below in order to be prepared for the competition.

𝐎𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐓𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐭: We are currently working on the possibility of having lunch on Saturday to be catered by Chick-fil-A. Otherwise, meals are your own responsibility.

𝐎𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐎𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐋𝐨𝐝𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠: $50/night. A limited number of rooms are available on Friday and Saturday night. These are basic rooms (don’t be thinking of your favorite 4-star hotel), no internet, most cell service providers will have coverage on the campus. You must bring sheets (some rooms have twin beds, most have full beds), pillows, towels. Most rooms include private bathroom; others may have shared bathroom. Handlers be advised that you are responsible for dog damage in the room. We strongly recommend that you keep the dog crated in the room. *Be advised that the entire campus is smoke/vape/alcohol/drug-free.

𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐂𝐨𝐬𝐭: $10 cash paid at the door (open 30 mins ahead of start time). Spectators must remain seated while teams are in operation. For your welfare, persons negatively affected by flashing lights, loud noises, and stressful situations are encouraged not to attend.

𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐬: There will be 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place awards. Winners may receive one or more of the following: a trophy, RuffLand XL or L crate, Dogtra 1900X, NuVet supplements, NuJoint supplements, tugs and/or other dog toys.

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐊𝟗 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐬 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫: The following skills may be included. Others may not be listed but will revolve around the following: Heeling, jumping, recall to Heel, clean Out off of sleeve/suit (choke-offs will not be permitted), crawling, sit, down, stay (up to 3 minutes), down/sit-out-of-motion, handler carries dog, handler crawls with dog, handler aids injured dog, handler-down scenarios, shooting, detection of target odor, apprehension of suspects. In addition, the team will be handling distractors possibly including (but not limited to) people screaming, loud noises, other dogs/animals, flashing lights, crowds, tennis balls, toys, gunfire.

𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐞: https://www.dogtrainercollege.us/christmas-cup/

𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐮𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬: [email protected] or 800-795-4201 x3

*𝐁𝐞 𝐚𝐝𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐮𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐦𝐨𝐤𝐞/𝐯𝐚𝐩𝐞/𝐚𝐥𝐜𝐨𝐡𝐨𝐥/𝐝𝐫𝐮𝐠-𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐞

06/11/2025

Dreaming of a career in dog training?
Now’s your time. Our July semester is right around the corner!