The centre that I use has a limited amount of experienced trainers, they need other people to take up the slack. To enable them to do this, their kennel and office staff go to one day and on-line courses to gain qualifications and then they take classes.

When inexperienced owners have a new puppy, it is difficult to establish which classes that they should attend. My advice is that they should sit in on several classes before they decide.

Although the Asker says that trainers should be registered with the Association of Pet Dog Trainers or similar, I have always opted for trainers that have a wealth of experience and with a proven track record. Nevertheless if they are registered this is a bonus.

I have no qualifications, however I take pupils FOC. At the outset, the pupils are told that I have no qualifications. Unfortunately I failed with one of them, she could not decide which end of the dog to lure or treat. Afterwards she hired a hall and now charges to train dogs.
Beware anyone can run a training class.
EDIT. I think that this Asker was warning new and inexperienced dog owners. Any idiot can run a training class, however if they go to a qualified trainer who has a vast experience of training, it helps.
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Dorothy S

None of the instructors I use are "certified" or I guess, according to you, "qualified". What makes the instructors I use "qualified", is that they have earned many titles in obedience &/or agility, they eared UD & OTCH’s in obedience on multiple dogs, multiple breeds of dogs, not just goldens, tervs etc. Same with agility, I want an instructor who is successful in agility with multiple breeds and have earned a MACH or it’s equivelent in USDAA.

edit: I’m in the U.S. and there is an organization with the same initials called Association of Pet Dog Trainers (APDT). You pay a fee in order to be associated with APDT and to have your name on a list of APDT approved trainers. Been there, done that.
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I usually train my dogs myself, however, for more advanced training and sometimes for more excellence training, I take the dog someplace like Petsmart where they have professional trainers that operate on-site with more than adequate facilities.
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4 dogs (German Shepard, yellow lab, black lab, rottweiler/beagle mix)

My main trainer has been teaching Obedience for 40 years. She trained with William Koehler for a long time. She is one of the most respected judges in the United States, and has shown numerous dogs to AKC Obedience titles as have her students.

My other trainer is a Top agility instructor. She has numerous MACHS on her own dogs, and of course has students who have done the same. She also teaches Obedience and has had 45 Students with their Novice A dogs go on to get their U.D. That is very impressive indeed.

With their instruction I have gone on and titled my dogs.

I have no doubt they are qualified.
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ADD: After conferring with my daughter (who works for our vet and is in veterinarian college) there is a chance of contacting the disease Julie D. mentioned. I learned something today.
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