40-Hour Dog Trainer Shadow Program
Forty hours shadowing Anniina in classes and private sessions in Sydney.
- First lesson free · no subscription · learn at your own pace
What you’ll learn, and who it’s for
Forty hours learning the job from the inside
Becoming a great dog trainer takes more than knowledge. It takes experience with real dogs and real clients, and the people skills to coach owners. The Dog Trainer Shadow Program is 40 hours alongside Anniina in group classes and private sessions across Sydney, tailored to the areas you most want to develop.
Who it’s for
Students of our online dog trainer course who want hands-on hours, new trainers starting out, and experienced handlers from other fields (vet, daycare, rescue, grooming) moving into training. You’ll need to be in Sydney, or able to travel here, for your hours.
What’s covered
- Basic obedience training in group classes and private sessions
- Puppy training and puppy school delivery
- Behaviour modification: reactivity, anxiety and problem behaviours
- Breed education and reading individual dogs
- Dog handling skills with different sizes, ages and temperaments
- Teaching and coaching people, the part of the job most trainers find hardest
- A focus on your key areas of interest, agreed when you start
How it runs
The program is 40 hours of practical, in-person training scheduled around our class and session times and your availability. After you book, we contact you within 24 hours to plan your trainee hours.
The method you’ll see every day
You’ll watch the Asset Method applied to a different dog in every session: working out what that dog values, using it, and progressing through distance, duration and distractions at the pace the dog can manage. Seeing it adapt to a nervous rescue in the morning and a boisterous adolescent in the afternoon is the fastest way to make it your own.
Why shadow a working trainer
Clubs, groups and other trainers were the biggest help in Anniina’s own journey, learning what works, what doesn’t, and what kind of trainer she wanted to be. This program offers you the same chance, inside an award-winning Sydney dog training business.
Book your place, and we’ll be in touch within 24 hours to plan your hours.
From checkout to the park in five steps.
Nothing to download, nothing to book. Here’s what happens after you choose a course.
Try the first lesson free. Every course has an open first lesson so you can see how it’s taught before you pay anything.
Buy once, log in. Pay securely, and the course is in your dashboard straight away. No subscription, nothing recurring.
Watch short lessons at your own pace, on phone, tablet or computer, and rewatch any step as often as you like.
Practise where the problems happen: your home, your street, your park. Each lesson tells you exactly what “good enough to move on” looks like.
Train for a full 12 months. Finish in a few weeks, then come back for refreshers whenever you need them.
Understand what your dog values, and use it.
Online training for dogs from $99
Online dog training that fits your real life.
Short, practical pre-recorded dog training lessons designed to help you build better habits with your dog, one step at a time.
- Expert-led video lessons
- Learn anytime, anywhere
- Track your progress