Expanding Your Career to Dog Behavior Consulting
A six-week APDT International certificate course for trainers and serious learners who want a clearer foundation in behavior consulting.
A professional bridge from training into behavior consulting
Dog behavior consulting asks a different set of questions than basic skills training. It asks what is maintaining the behavior, what the dog and household need, what the client can carry out, and which plan gives everyone the best chance of progress.
In this six-week hybrid online course, Sarah Filipiak, CDBC, introduces the foundations of dog behavior consulting. The course covers how behavior consulting differs from dog training, how consultants assess behavior concerns, and how thoughtful intervention plans take shape.
From assessment through intervention planning
- The difference between dog training and behavior consulting
- Fundamentals of behavior consulting
- Assessment and problem-solving
- Intervention planning
- Common behavior concerns
- Practice development
Professional trainers, aspiring trainers, and serious learners
This course is open to anyone. No prerequisites are required.
It is a good fit for professional dog trainers who want to expand into behavior consulting. Aspiring trainers and serious learners will gain a clearer view of assessment, planning, and client support.
Six weeks online, with three live calls
Course content opens at 1 p.m. Eastern on Monday, September 21. The course ends Monday, October 26.
Weekly course work includes on-demand materials, readings, assignments, discussion-board participation, and live opportunities to ask questions and connect with classmates.
Live calls are recorded and posted inside the course.
CEUs and completion credential
Students who complete the course receive a certificate and digital badge through APDT International. The badge can be shared on LinkedIn, resumes, email signatures, and professional profiles as a verified credential showing completion of the course.
Registration through APDT International
Expanding Your Career to Dog Behavior Consulting
September 21 through October 26, 2026. Registration and course access are handled through APDT International’s learning platform.