Book Review: Canine Body Language by Brenda Aloff

Canine Body Language by Brenda Aloff is one the best books for anyone interested in learning about dog communication and behavior. Check out this quick video review I just shot:

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Becoming a Dog Trainer

There's nothing better than getting up every day and looking forward to a long day of work. Sound impossible? Well, it's not if you find a career you love.

For me this was not an easy thing to do. I've had five very different careers in my life as I kept experimenting to see what I was good at and enjoyed doing. My journey finally ended five years ago when I decided to give dog training a try. From the moment I began it became clear to me that this would be my last career stop.

Now I truly enjoy every day of work and realized how many years I had wasted doing jobs I didn't like. I'll never get those years back and life is way too short to spend any of it doing something you don't really like doing.

What I've learned is that if you're passionate about what you're doing not only will you enjoy it, but you will be much more successful than if you were in a job you merely tolerated. If you love what you do, you'll give 100% to make it work and will be able to persevere through the difficult times.

So I'm yelling at you to FIND WHAT YOU'RE PASSIONATE ABOUT AND PURSUE IT IN SOME WAY AS A CAREER! Once you do, you'll be surprised how much more fun life can be.

If you're like me and dogs are your thing, then a career as a dog trainer might be a perfect fit. If that's so, the big question on your mind will be, "how do I become a dog trainer?"

I recently shot a video that answers that very question. Click to view:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PacbcR6OU-U&feature=plcp

When you begin working as a dog trainer the first thing you'll realize is that there is no one way to train a dog - it's not a one size fits all kind of thing. Different things work for different people with different dogs in very different situations. The same is true of learning to become a dog trainer. There's a wide variety of ways to learn the tricks of the trade and there is no one best way. Do some research and figure out what's the best path for you.

I do have one big recommendation though: don't only learn about dogs - there's much more that goes in to creating a long term, successful dog training business. All the dog knowledge in the world won't help you pay the bills if you don't know how to run a business and market yourself. These are important things to learn and way too many dog trainers take them for granted or don't want to be bothered with it and that is a fatal mistake. Figuring out how to do this stuff will be the difference between success and failure.

Learning and implementing these skills has been the big reason that I've been able to create a profitable dog training business in a relatively short amount of time.

So get out there, find your passion and take the necessary steps to get into a career that you love. Once you do, you'll see that life is always good. I always say, "Every day with a dog is a good day."

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