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I am facing the same dilemma and find it easier to work with each one on its own first. Mine both need their special attention time, especially my girl who gets the sulks everytime i'm with the other one. I have a book called "Click & Easy - Clicker Training for Dogs" and it has a section on this very topic. It has some good tips in it. It suggests to form a bond with each dog with one on one training first. Then you will have a stronger bond with each dog, rather then the dogs only bonding with each other. I won't try to explain it too much in my own words right here but theres a lot of good info in that book for what you are after. Hope to hear how you go

I called them and apparently all plans are going well and they should have the enrolment pack to me tomorrow arvo. So august start it will be

Just wondering who else might be waiting on this? According to NDTF they are planning on the August course being the first to offer the block training components in Queensland. Has anyone else heard any news? I am eagerly awaiting them to get back to me so I can enrol asap!

CW EW, I am meant to be starting in August as well except going to the Queensland block training. I'm worried though because they said August is meant to be the first one to have the Queensland blocks but they haven't got the details finalised yet. But August is really soon and I'm afraid they're going to put it off longer and I really can't wait to do it. Hopefully you and I will be doing it at the same time, all going well

Thanks for the posts. I have two dogs, a two year old female cocker spaniel cross mini foxie (Lola) and a 4 month old male red border collie (Chester). I want to work with Chester through the NDTF course and I have been doing a lot of reading on training methods and trying them out at home with both the dogs. I'd like to get into canine freestyle / dog dance with Chester and maybe agility. I want to eventually start my own business as a trainer. What I really need to do is find a part time job to support enough but also give me more time to spend on working with dogs and volunteering at the RSPCA etc. Finding part time work is proving to be a challenge though!

hello all, i am new to the forum but have come here for info many times in the past. this is my first post and i'm not sure if i'm putting it in the right spot but here are some things i'm wondering about: I have always been an animal lover and always wanted to work with animals. I worked casually at a vet while i was in school for a while, then when i left school i did volunteer wildlife rescue, and i had many pets. My passion is strongest for dogs though, they are my best friends. I found that working with animals was hard to get into as a living so eventually did some admin work to "get me by" but since then i've moved out and got married and for the last 5 years i am sad to say that office work is all i have done, even though i always swore that i would never work in an office. Well, now i've had enough and i'm desperate for a change. I always wish I had stuck to animal work so that I had more experience now. First step is that I've decided to do the Certificate III in Dog Behaviour and Training through the NDTF - distance learning. Last week and the week before, I spoke to someone there who informed me that the block training would soon be available in Queensland but they are waiting on the details. The first course to offer Queensland blocks is meant to start next month. They said they would get back to me as soon as they had the details so I am trying to be patient but I can't wait to get started so the waiting is driving me mental. Should I call again? Its been a week. Secondly, can anyone who has recently done the course give me any tips on what to expect in regards to how much time it will take up? I wish I could spend all day every day on it but I am stuck in a full time job at the moment. Thirdly, have many people done the course and been able to make a living out of dog training? I realise it would be hard and not make much money to start off with but at least I would be doing something I am passionate about. I get all these great ideas for it but then someone comes along with some negative comment about how I won't be able to do it and it gives me doubts in my own ability. I live in a small city, population of almost 50,000 people. There are 3 obedience clubs and a boarding kennel that offers a home training service but they dont advertise much and are hard to find info on if you're searching. Thats all there is in the way of dog training. I would like to be a trainer that goes to the owner's home to help them with training their dogs. There's other dog related services I would offer as well. So, what do you think?