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Learn from a Professional Dog Training Mentor in Ohio

Become a professional dog trainer with us. Our seasoned dog training mentor in Ohio will help you gain comprehensive hands-on experience. You’ll need the skills and insights required to help clients and their dogs understand one another, fostering a harmonious home environment. ZEN K9 is committed to providing you with that essential hands-on training experience.

Gain Diverse Experience with Various Breeds and Temperaments

Our program is designed to ensure you work with various dog breeds and temperaments before embarking on your professional journey. This exposure will deepen your understanding of the intricacies involved in training different types of dogs and their owners, equipping you with a successful career in dog training.

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Comprehensive Mentorship for Your Future

With our mentorship program, you will acquire a wealth of skills and knowledge, preparing you for a bright future in dog training. Join us at ZEN K9 and take the first step toward your professional goals with expert guidance.

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Shadowing a Professional

Join our dog mentorship program; our trainer offers all kinds of learning opportunities for you while you shadow the work we do. From working with dog owners to understanding the solutions they seek to work through behavioral issues from fear aggression to psychological or neurological issues, you’ll see the work in real-time, ask questions, learn from experience, and more.

This will help you better prepare for the certification exam than any study guide or test run can make you. With this hands-on experience and knowledge from an experienced training professional at your fingertips, you’ll also be better prepared to build your career once you are certified.

Tutor for Difficult Areas Of Knowledge

Being a part of our dog mentorship program means you’ll also receive help with the areas of the handbook and certification guide you’re struggling with. Working with an experienced professional will serve as tutoring for those areas. Whenever you have issues understanding the needs or details of these areas while in the mentorship program, our trainer will help you work through those areas.

Instead of struggling with the more complex areas of study while you work to become certified, the mentorship program provides an experience-based resource of information and insight so you can better understand the needs of the dogs and people you’ll be working with as a professional dog trainer.

The dog mentorship program is designed to provide hands-on experience and help you learn and grow in the field as you shadow a professional working with real clients in real time to resolve issues better, ranging from simple training needs to psychological issues and more. By participating in this program, you’re setting yourself up for success to pass the certification exam and hit the ground running in your own dog training career. Learn more about our program, trainers, or CCPDT course today.

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Dog and Puppy Boarding School

You have a busy life, there’s no doubt about it. From work to school to family obligations and necessary engagements for all of these sections of life, you may not always have the time or the energy to work on training your dog the way they deserve. However, that doesn’t mean you don’t want what’s best for your dog and for them to learn to communicate and work with you effectively. That’s why ZEN K9 offers boarding school for dogs and puppies.

Our training school is offered daily or weekly, and you can get more value for your investment the longer you have your dog enrolled with ZEN K9’s experienced and dedicated approach to working with canine minds. Get started with training your dog or puppy with the professionals today, or learn more about the boarding school program below.

Boarding Training At Your Fingertips

When you’re working to integrate your dog’s training and education into your everyday life, you may miss crucial coaching moments that present themselves because you’re focused on your own life and needs. However, with boarding school for your dog, you know that crucial moments like those are not missed and instead are used to better your dog’s understanding of what’s expected in these moments.

We’ll work with your dog through crate training, housebreaking, and basic training with commands and actions to help your dog or puppy be better prepared for daily life in your home. With these training programs, we can even help to work through and ease separation anxiety, which has been a common pain point for many pet parents in recent times.

Our program focuses on working through and relieving issues causing friction in the home, too, like lunging at people or other dogs or jumping up on guests or furniture that is off-limits.

Private Lessons Included

While your dog is learning the necessary skills, actions, and commands that you’ll be using throughout your life together, it’s also essential for you to learn how to work with your dog so they understand your communication better. This is why our boarding school training programs include private lessons with you or your family at your convenience.

Private lessons with your dog include a 60-minute session during which you’ll work with your dog and our trainer to learn how to make the commands clear, communicate with your dog, better understand what your dog needs in different daily situations, and more.

Get started with boarding and learn more about pricing and how to schedule your included private lessons with our training professionals today. Enroll your dog in boarding training for a deeper, more thorough understanding of their needs, or enroll in puppy boarding training to better prepare them for a long life of love and cooperation in your home.

CCPDT Course—Study to Earn Your CPDT-KA 

Get Certified to Become A Dog Trainer in Cincinnati

Work with a professional dog trainer to study and learn the skills, techniques, and knowledge you need to pass your certification exam. The CCPDT, or Certification Council for Professional Dog Trainers, offers study guides and information on what is needed to become a professionally certified dog trainer, and ZEN K9 offers a professional and in-depth course on this information so you can better understand the source material and skills needed to gain your certification.

With our in-depth knowledge and professional, hands-on experience, our trainer is prepared to help you gain the knowledge to pass your certification exam and become a certified trainer yourself. No more worrying about teaching yourself training techniques and information from books, videos, or study guides. Learn more about our CCPDT Course for becoming a certified trainer below.

Covers All Study Objectives 

When you’re studying for a career certification, trying to cover everything you need to know on your own can be overwhelming. Instead, the way to go is to work with a professional and experienced trainer who is prepared to help you with your course material and the knowledge you need to gain your certification.

Our course was built using the examination study objective guide to create our structure and help you understand what to focus on when working for your certification. From interpersonal skills to teaching and training to husbandry and learning theory, our certification course is designed to provide you with everything you need to pass your exam and hit the ground running with your training career by easily gaining certification.

Our course will set you up for success, so you don’t have to worry about failing your certification exam. Don’t waste your time and energy teaching yourself this information from impersonal sources like books or videos. Instead, learn interactively with our course.

Work with a Training Professional to Get Certified

Working on your certification is an exciting step in building your career as a professional dog trainer. Use your passion for helping people and their animals better connect and work together; prepare yourself to help them in the best way possible with our course.

You will learn from an experienced professional trainer with years of training and work to draw knowledge from. You will also get the opportunity to ask questions, gain hands-on experience, and learn in-depth knowledge you might not get access to from generic learning materials.

Our course is built using the focuses and domains of dog training outlined in the CCPDT study objective guide, so you know that you’re getting the best information for your certification exam and that you’ll be set up for success in passing it with flying colors. Contact us today to enroll in our certification course and learn the dog training skills you need to know.

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Why Choose Us

Over 15 Years of Experience

Nationally Certified

Knowledge-Assessed

Reward-Based

David Has Worked with Thousands of Dogs of Over 200 Breeds

Rehabbed Hundreds of Fear and Aggression Cases

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Learn from a nationally certified professional.

We work with both dog and owner to ensure a mutual understanding of expectations. We find solutions in modifying behavior issues from fear and aggression to psychological/neurological issues.

Difficult Dog Experience

500
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38
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We Can Help!

  • Puppy Montessori
  • Adult Basic
  • Rescue Rehab
  • Fear
  • Aggression
  • Behavior Problems
  • CCC
  • ESA
  • PSA
  • Therapy
  • Sports
  • Protection
  • Behavior Evaluations
  • Dog/Dog Intros
  • Dog/Human Intros
  • Multiple Dog Households
  • Seminar
  • Workshops
  • Transport
  • Skype Video Chat Support
  • Dog Selection
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CGC

AKC Canine Good Citizen

UCGC AKC

Urban Canine Good Citizen

ESA

Emotional Support

PSA

Psychiatric Service Dog

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Shadowing a Professional

Join our dog mentorship program; our trainer offers all kinds of learning opportunities for you while you shadow the work we do. From working with dog owners to understanding the solutions they seek to work through behavioral issues from fear aggression to psychological or neurological issues, you’ll see the work in real-time, ask questions, learn from experience, and more.

This will help you better prepare for the certification exam than any study guide or test run can make you. With this hands-on experience and knowledge from an experienced training professional at your fingertips, you’ll also be better prepared to build your career once you are certified.

Tutor for Difficult Areas Of Knowledge

Being a part of our dog mentorship program means you’ll also receive help with the areas of the handbook and certification guide you’re struggling with. Working with an experienced professional will serve as tutoring for those areas. Whenever you have issues understanding the needs or details of these areas while in the mentorship program, our trainer will help you work through those areas.

Instead of struggling with the more complex areas of study while you work to become certified, the mentorship program provides an experience-based resource of information and insight so you can better understand the needs of the dogs and people you’ll be working with as a professional dog trainer.

The dog mentorship program is designed to provide hands-on experience and help you learn and grow in the field as you shadow a professional working with real clients in real time to resolve issues better, ranging from simple training needs to psychological issues and more. By participating in this program, you’re setting yourself up for success to pass the certification exam and hit the ground running in your own dog training career. Learn more about our program, trainers, or CCPDT course today.

Guide dog is helping a blind man in the city

Dog and Puppy Boarding School

You have a busy life, there’s no doubt about it. From work to school to family obligations and necessary engagements for all of these sections of life, you may not always have the time or the energy to work on training your dog the way they deserve. However, that doesn’t mean you don’t want what’s best for your dog and for them to learn to communicate and work with you effectively. That’s why ZEN K9 offers boarding school for dogs and puppies.

Our training school is offered daily or weekly, and you can get more value for your investment the longer you have your dog enrolled with ZEN K9’s experienced and dedicated approach to working with canine minds. Get started with training your dog or puppy with the professionals today, or learn more about the boarding school program below.

Boarding Training At Your Fingertips

When you’re working to integrate your dog’s training and education into your everyday life, you may miss crucial coaching moments that present themselves because you’re focused on your own life and needs. However, with boarding school for your dog, you know that crucial moments like those are not missed and instead are used to better your dog’s understanding of what’s expected in these moments.

We’ll work with your dog through crate training, housebreaking, and basic training with commands and actions to help your dog or puppy be better prepared for daily life in your home. With these training programs, we can even help to work through and ease separation anxiety, which has been a common pain point for many pet parents in recent times.

Our program focuses on working through and relieving issues causing friction in the home, too, like lunging at people or other dogs or jumping up on guests or furniture that is off-limits.

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Private Lessons Included

While your dog is learning the necessary skills, actions, and commands that you’ll be using throughout your life together, it’s also essential for you to learn how to work with your dog so they understand your communication better. This is why our boarding school training programs include private lessons with you or your family at your convenience.

Private lessons with your dog include a 60-minute session during which you’ll work with your dog and our trainer to learn how to make the commands clear, communicate with your dog, better understand what your dog needs in different daily situations, and more.

Get started with boarding and learn more about pricing and how to schedule your included private lessons with our training professionals today. Enroll your dog in boarding training for a deeper, more thorough understanding of their needs, or enroll in puppy boarding training to better prepare them for a long life of love and cooperation in your home.

CCPDT Course—Study to Earn Your CPDT-KA 

Get Certified to Become A Dog Trainer in Cincinnati

Work with a professional dog trainer to study and learn the skills, techniques, and knowledge you need to pass your certification exam. The CCPDT, or Certification Council for Professional Dog Trainers, offers study guides and information on what is needed to become a professionally certified dog trainer, and ZEN K9 offers a professional and in-depth course on this information so you can better understand the source material and skills needed to gain your certification.

With our in-depth knowledge and professional, hands-on experience, our trainer is prepared to help you gain the knowledge to pass your certification exam and become a certified trainer yourself. No more worrying about teaching yourself training techniques and information from books, videos, or study guides. Learn more about our CCPDT Course for becoming a certified trainer below.

Covers All Study Objectives 

When you’re studying for a career certification, trying to cover everything you need to know on your own can be overwhelming. Instead, the way to go is to work with a professional and experienced trainer who is prepared to help you with your course material and the knowledge you need to gain your certification.

Our course was built using the examination study objective guide to create our structure and help you understand what to focus on when working for your certification. From interpersonal skills to teaching and training to husbandry and learning theory, our certification course is designed to provide you with everything you need to pass your exam and hit the ground running with your training career by easily gaining certification.

Our course will set you up for success, so you don’t have to worry about failing your certification exam. Don’t waste your time and energy teaching yourself this information from impersonal sources like books or videos. Instead, learn interactively with our course.

Work with a Training Professional to Get Certified

Working on your certification is an exciting step in building your career as a professional dog trainer. Use your passion for helping people and their animals better connect and work together; prepare yourself to help them in the best way possible with our course.

You will learn from an experienced professional trainer with years of training and work to draw knowledge from. You will also get the opportunity to ask questions, gain hands-on experience, and learn in-depth knowledge you might not get access to from generic learning materials.

Our course is built using the focuses and domains of dog training outlined in the CCPDT study objective guide, so you know that you’re getting the best information for your certification exam and that you’ll be set up for success in passing it with flying colors. Contact us today to enroll in our certification course and learn the dog training skills you need to know.

Contact Us Today
Man hugging the dog

Why Choose Us

Over 15 Years of Experience

Nationally Certified

Knowledge-Assessed

Reward-Based

David Has Worked with Thousands of Dogs of Over 200 Breeds

Rehabbed Hundreds of Fear and Aggression Cases