Action! Train Your Dog To Be A Movie Star
What you'll learn
- Prepare your dog for photo shoots, film roles, stage work and TV appearances
- Train your dog to perform a variety of skills and tricks needed for working in the movie industry
- Maximise your dog's potential and develop a strong partnership
- Have fun training your dog using reward-based methods
Requirements
- No previous experience in training animals for films and TV is required
Description
“Action! Train Your Dog To Be A Movie Star” contains over 6 hours of video, with 60 lectures, covering basic training to advanced skills including stay, come, go to a mark, fetch and carry an item, pull on an item, go to sleep, speak (bark), wave, get in a box, follow a person, “puppy dog eyes”, prick up ears, paw at someone to get attention, jump through an opening, and much more.
Examples of training equipment including target sticks, platforms and target mats, the movie trainer’s “Look Stick”, and how to use these in training.
Training principles are woven through the course lectures, including the 3 D's of training (Distance, Duration and Distraction) and how to apply them in your training, the use of reward signals to communicate with your dog when it has responded correctly, and how to train silent cues.
Get tips, tricks and techniques from a professional animal trainer. What is an A to B? What sort of dog do you need? What kind of work do Dog Actors do?
The lectures use real examples from films, TV shows and commercials that my dog, or dogs I have trained, have appeared in, to illustrate the professional methods that you can use to teach the acting skills to your dog.
But - guess what - even if your dog isn’t called up for an acting job, you will still have tons and tons of fun training your dog to perform these skills!
Who this course is for:
- For anyone wanting to learn how to turn their pet dog into a professional animal actor
- For anyone wanting to have a well trained dog that can respond to cues in a variety of different places
Instructor
- 4.8 Instructor Rating
- 64 Reviews
- 191 Students
- 7 Courses
A bit about me! My name is Kate Lloyd and I live in South Australia. I own and operate a Dog Training business called DOGS ETC and offer private coaching in Scent Work, Assistance Dog Owner-Training, Trick Training and Companion Animal Behaviour Problem Solving. I have provided and trained animals for theatre, films and TV commercials. I've been training dogs and their owners for over 10 years, working with dogs of all ages from puppy to elderly, and all sizes from Chihuahuas to St Bernards.
My interest in dog training has developed from my experiences with training my own dogs and the dogs I have fostered. I believe that, when undertaken with understanding, dog training improves a dog’s quality of life and strengthens the pet-owner bond. I strive to continue to learn all I can about animal training techniques, to use this knowledge in teaching dogs and to pass these skills on to my clients.
I am a qualified Dog Trainer, having completed the Nationally recognised and government accredited Certificate in Dog Behaviour and Training through the National Dog Trainers Federation, with additional studies in training dogs for Assistance Roles (i.e. Disability Support) and for Substance Detection.
I am an Australian National Kennel Club (ANKC) Scent Work Judge and a member of the South Australian Canine Association, as well as a Certified Cooperative Paws Service Dog Coach, CAP Clicker Trainer, Do More With Your Dog Trick Dog Instructor and Canine Hoopers World Instructor.
I train my dogs and participate in a number of dog sport activities including Scent Work, Tracking, Dances With Dogs and Rally.