#138: Should Dog Training Be Regulated? with Bradley Phifer

Drinking From the Toilet: Real dogs, Real training

Drinking from the Toilet: Real Dogs, Real Training

Dogobedience, Dogtraining, Hobbies, Kids & Family, Leisure, Showdogtraining, Puppytraining, Dogbehavior, Dogagility, Pets & Animals

4.7 • 677 Ratings

🗓️ 11 May 2021

⏱️ 49 minutes

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In this episode, we discuss the process of certifying professional dog trainers, as the CCPDT sees it, the advantages of certification, where the CCPDT stands on regulation in the training industry, and why and what they are doing about it.

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0:00.0	The CCPDT supports the licensing of dog trainers at the state level.
0:07.9	And it is a hot topic.
0:08.9	I feel like everyone, in all the conversations that we're in, it's like, yes, we need more
0:13.5	license requirements.
0:14.4	Dog trainers need to be licensed before they can see clients.
0:16.7	But I don't know that I want to be licensed, you know, or...
0:19.0	Yes.
0:19.7	Yes. but I don't know that I want to be licensed, you know, or... Yes, me know.
0:37.1	Hey there, fellow training nerds. You're listening to drinkinginking from the Toilet, and I am your host,
0:40.3	Hannah Branigan, teacher, trainer, podcaster, and author of the book Awesome Obedience, and its
0:44.7	companion awesome obedience, the field guide, both of which you can get anytime you want, just by going
0:49.8	to clickertraining.com. This week, we're talking about certification and regulation in the dog training
0:56.5	industry with Bradley Fifer of the CCPDT. But before we get into that conversation, I'm going to send a
1:02.5	shout out. You know, I got to do it to these folks for supporting the podcast on Patreon. So thank you
1:08.2	to Jane M. Michelle L. Sandy H. Nancy V. Ryan G.W. and Hfton H. You guys are awesome and I love you. And I really appreciate your support. If you would also like to support this podcast, you can get your questions answered to get access to a super secret extra podcast episode or three or four or seven
1:29.8	I'm not sure how many we're up to you can go to patreon.com slash dFTT that's drinking from the toilet
1:36.9	dFTT anyways okay on to our guest so bradley fifer is a dog trainer and a behavior consultant
1:43.4	with 17 years of experience in the training industry.
1:46.5	In addition to that, hands-on real-life industry experience, he is also certified as a trainer by the certification council for professional dog trainers, abbreviated CCPDT, which is the leading credentialing organization for the doctorating profession. He also is
2:03.7	the executive director of that organization. A side note, he's also a member of the Bees and Hound
2:08.5	Club of the United States, the Afin Pinchin Club of America, and the Bessingy Club of America,
2:11.9	which is a very interesting range of breed. So I did want to make sure to include that.
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