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Zertifizierter Ausbildungskurs für Assistenzhunde

Leben stärken, Hunde verändern

Möchten Sie Diensthunde und insbesondere medizinische Alarmhunde ausbilden? Bei CMAC ist unser umfassender Trainerkurs für Assistenzhunde darauf zugeschnitten, Ihnen das Fachwissen zu vermitteln, das Sie für die Ausbildung von Hunden in wichtigen Aufgaben zur Geruchserkennung bei medizinischen Alarmen benötigen. Darüber hinaus erwerben Sie die Fähigkeit, Menschen zu coachen, deren lebensverändernde Fähigkeiten auf diese bemerkenswerten Hunde angewiesen sind.

Service dog training for professionals

Umfassendes Programm mit Schwerpunkt auf medizinischer Alarmschulung

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A system used in practice

Learn the system Medical Mutts uses to train its own service dogs and teaches to organizations around the world.

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Tools you can put to work

Build a program with clear protocols, training plans, progress logs, and assessments.

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Learn by doing

Practice with a dog, with guidance from experienced instructors.

Umfassendes Programm mit Schwerpunkt auf medizinischer Alarmschulung

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Dog selection

Learn about service-dog roles, relevant laws and standards, dog behavior and development, health and welfare, housing, and candidate testing. You’ll apply the selection protocol to a dog and present your assessment.

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Public access

Study public-access standards, preparation for outings, dog welfare in public, and how to handle challenging situations.

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Foundation and intermediate training: Levels 1 and 2

Learn training methods for foundation and intermediate behaviors, including the plans, videos, records, and progress assessments used to guide the work. You’ll train a dog and submit videos of the required behaviors for assessment.

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Selecting and coaching clients

Learn how to assess applications, understand client needs, match dogs and clients, prepare teams, and provide follow-up. Selected coaching topics include instruction from a licensed mental health professional.

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Task training and Level 3 assessment

Learn to train tasks according to the dog’s intended role and team needs. To pass Level 3, students must demonstrate that their dogs can perform the assigned tasks and meet the assessment standard.

Umfassendes Programm mit Schwerpunkt auf medizinischer Alarmschulung

Classes meet live on Zoom most weeks, usually at 1:00 PM Eastern. Sessions run one to two hours, depending on the topic. Every class is recorded and shared with students, along with online materials and quizzes. Plan for at least three hours of practical work each week.

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Live Zoom classes
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Class recordings
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Hands-on practice

Medical Mutts trainers participate, keeping the course connected to the methods and standards used in our own work.

Umfassendes Programm mit Schwerpunkt auf medizinischer Alarmschulung

1 year

professional dog training experience

This course is for professional dog trainers with an intermediate to advanced understanding of learning theory. Applicants should already be comfortable with foundational skills such as luring and shaping; the course builds on those skills rather than teaching the basics.

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You’ll also need access to a dog to assess and train, reliable internet, and the ability to record and submit videos.

Umfassendes Programm mit Schwerpunkt auf medizinischer Alarmschulung

CMAC’s curriculum is built on the training system Jennifer Cattet uses with Medical Mutts dogs and teaches to service-dog organizations around the world. Jennifer and her team have more than 20 years of experience coaching professional trainers and have trained hundreds of medical alert dogs.

20+ years

Coaching professional trainers

Hundreds

Of medical alert dogs trained

Worldwide

Service-dog organizations taught

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