Certification Program

IDTA offers training designed to certify you at the level you need as well as provide invaluable information and networking opportunities in the dog training industry. Our program is tailored around your background and experience. From no experience, to highly experienced, we can teach you new things in the dog training world.

Our certification programs are the best in the country since all of them require handling live dogs. Many of the big name training certifications are all online which yield little to no results for dog training. Dog training is a hands-on job and if you’re not handling dogs to become a dog trainer we have some bad news for you…you are not well prepared to train dogs! This is why ALL of our certification programs involve handling live dogs.

For basic level certificaton, our expert dog trainers come to you for 3 days of intensive, hands-on training. Cost is $10,000 and gives you the education and dog handling to get you Level 1 certified. Cost may vary depending on your specific training needs. After training, we recommend you immerse yourself getting experience with an assortment of dogs and dog owners focused on basic level commands. When you are ready, we can train you to expand your capabilities in a variety of work.

Please fill out the inquiry form below and one of our highly experienced dog trainers will call you back to discuss your training certification goals.