Professional Guard and Attack Dog Training
The Professional Guard and Attack Dog Training Program is designed for those students who have mastered basic and advanced obedience training skills and would like to expand their knowledge into the specialized area of training dogs for security purposes. The course includes the training of personal protection dogs, area security dogs1 guard and attack dogs as well as basic police dog training.
Career Synopsis
Personal Occupational Title: Professional Trainer
This course is offered as a supplemental course to those students who have successfully completed an advanced obedience course (or equivalent).
Main Career Objectives
- Training Security Dogs
- Training Dogs to be used as Police Dogs
Course Schedule
Classes meet Thursday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Saturday from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. for a total of 5 weeks.
Total Course Hours - 115
Home Study Requirements
Students are expected to complete reading assignments at home.
Course Description
- Basic and Advanced obedience Obstacle course
- Types of training equipment
- Connecticut State laws pertaining to dogs
- Guard and attack training equipment
- Use of training equipment
- Basic guard dog training
- Advanced guard dog training
- Security dog agitation
- Basics of police dog training
- Fundamentals of teaching public attack training class
- Canine psychology
- Terminology relating to dog training
- Canine demonstrations
Curriculum
- Basic and Advanced obedience training
- Obstacle course training
- Basic and Advanced guard training
- Attack dog training
- Security dog agitation
- Participation in guard dog pick up and delivery
- Training of dogs on the job site
- Instruction of classes
- Canine demonstrations