Our Trainers
Companion
Dog
Trainers
are
professional
dog
trainers
(actually
we
are
more
of
dog
training
instructors
-
we
don’t
really
train
your
dogs..
Instead,
we
teach
you
easy
and
proven
methods
to
train
your
own
dogs!!).
Do
note
that
we
are
professional
dog
trainers
but
not
full
time
trainers!!
This
is
because
in
order
to
make
it
a
full
time
job,
we
would
have
to
charge
course
fees
which
are
a
lot
higher!
Besides,
dog
training
to
us
is
more
of
a
hobby
and
passion
to
which
we
dedicate
our
weekends
to.
Our
main
rewards
would
be
seeing
the
transformation
of
problematic
dogs
into
dogs
which
would
become
good
canine
citizens.
Singapore
does
not
currently
have
an
accredited
training
school
or
system
to
train
dog
obedience
trainers.
At
the
moment,
AVS
has
chosen
to
accreditate
trainers
with
certification from :
International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants (IAABC)
the Certification Council for Professional Dog Trainers (CCPDT)
the Animal Behaviour Society (ABS)
the American College of Veterinary Behaviorists (ACVB)
For
aspiring
trainers,
Companion
Dog
Trainers
practices
an
Apprenticeship
system
in
which
promising
Advanced
Obedience
Course
students
are
offered
a
chance
to
serve
as
an
Assistant
Instructor
for
the
Basic
Obedience
Course.
Singapore
is
a
society
that
places
a
lot
of
emphasis
on
results
-
as
such,
Companion
Dog
Trainers
require
all
our
full-fledged
instructors
to
have
at
least
attained
a
Companion
Dog
(CD)
Title
for
their
own
dog!
(Singapore’s
CD
title
is
only
conferred
after
qualifying
in
sanctioned
Open
Class
Obedience
trials
unlike
other
countries
where
the
title
is
conferred after qualifying 3 times in Novice Class..)
As
it
commonly
takes
around
2
-
3
years
for
a
dog
to
qualify
for
this
title
(Pre-Novice
→
Novice
→
Intermediate
→
Open
Class),
Assistant
Instructors
generally
have
to
serve
at
least
an
apprenticeship
of
this
length
or
more!!
During
this
period,
they
will
also
pick
up
instructing
skills
as
well
as
gain
experience
in
the
handling
of
dogs
and
solving
common
issues
faced
by
dog
owners.
We
have
also
had
students
who
subsequently
left to set up their own dog training practices too!
Our Trainers
Companion
Dog
Trainers
are
professional
dog
trainers
(actually
we
are
more
of
dog
training
instructors
-
we
don’t
really
train
your
dogs..
Instead,
we
teach
you
easy
and
proven
methods
to
train
your
own
dogs!!).
Do
note
that
while
we
are
professional
dog
trainers,
we
are
not
full
time
trainers!!
This
is
because
in
order
to
make
it
a
full
time
job,
we
would
have
to
charge
course
fees
which
are
a
lot
higher!
Besides,
dog
training
to
us
is
more
of
a
hobby
and
passion
to
which
we
dedicate
our
weekends
to.
Our
main
rewards
would
be
seeing
the
transformation
of
problematic
dogs into dogs which would become good canine citizens.
Singapore
does
not
currently
have
an
accredited
training
school
or
system
to
train
dog
obedience
trainers.
At
the
moment,
AVS
has
chosen
to
accreditate
trainers
with
certification from :
International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants (IAABC) the Certification Council for Professional Dog Trainers (CCPDT) the Animal Behaviour Society (ABS) the American College of Veterinary Behaviorists (ACVB)For
aspiring
trainers,
Companion
Dog
Trainers
practices
an
Apprenticeship
system
in
which
promising
Advanced
Obedience
Course
students
are
offered
a
chance
to
serve
as
an
Assistant
Instructor
for
the
Basic
Obedience
Course.
Singapore
is
a
society
that
places
a
lot
of
emphasis
on
results
-
as
such,
Companion
Dog
Trainers
require
all
our
full-fledged
instructors
to
have
at
least
attained
a
Companion
Dog
(CD)
Title
for
their
own
dog!
(Singapore’s
CD
title
is
only
conferred
after
qualifying
in
sanctioned
Open
Class
Obedience
trials
unlike
other
countries
where
the
title
is
conferred
after
qualifying
3
times
in
Novice
Class..)
As
it
commonly
takes
around
2
-
3
years
for
a
dog
to
qualify
for
this
title
(Pre-Novice
→
Novice
→
Intermediate
→
Open
Class),
Assistant
Instructors
generally
have
to
serve
at
least
an
apprenticeship
of
this
length
or
more!!
During
this
period,
they
will
also
pick
up
instructing
skills
as
well
as
gain
experience
in
the
handling
of
dogs
and
solving
common
issues
faced
by
dog
owners.
We
have
also
had
students
who
subsequently
left
to
set
up
their
own
dog
training
practices too!
Low Kok Choon (Low) is the current principle instructor for
courses conducted by Companion Dog Trainers.
