2025 Certification Week June 9th -14th
Unleashed Potential K9 Academy® Certified Professional Dog Trainers School
Certified Professional Dog Trainer Program
There are currently two certified professional dog trainer programs.
Level 1 - Genesis - Professional Dog Trainer
Level 2 - Unleashed Potential® Professional Trainer & Coach Certification.
They include the Dog Training Genesis pre-study video courses so you can start from home. Next, Online Zoom group coaching and then hands-on, in-person live training certification week with Duke. The in-person certification week with Duke is intensive and TONS of fun! Expect practical and written testing along the way and a final test.
If you are serious about the next steps, book a strategy session with Duke to see if you're the right fit. In addition, space is limited and fills up fast.
Summary (Overview) of What You'll Experience:
Although scheduled hours with the students is 9 am to 5 pm, training often continues into the evening with client's lessons, so students must be willing to be working earlier than 9 am and frequently later than 5 pm. Therefore, it is possible to see long hours such as 8 am to 9 pm on some days.
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The first day will be at my training facility, aka "the dog house," and we will review some NePoPo® theories. After that, you'll participate in hands-on training
with other students. We will go deep into the positive training side and the other side of understanding external pressure, correction, and punishment. We will be using clickers, remote training collars, prong collars, and slip collars.
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You will train dogs daily at my facility and local parks and beaches. Obedience and enhancement with deep practice, custom behaviour shaping (fetch/retrieval work), nose work, swimming. You are encouraged to bring a dog along for training, but we will provide one for you if that isn't possible.
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Learn how we market, sell and run training and coaching programs to achieve great results with clients and dogs, how to enhance relationships, and become profitable doing what you love while still having freedom in your life.
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Includes (6 months) 12 LIVE bi-weekly Zoom video training and coaching sessions. You'll learn up-to-date business practices on how leading experts run their high-income businesses with automation tools. You'll learn how to run a low overhead, profitable business by attracting ideal clients. Learn about affiliate marketing other strategies for earning income by simply adding value.
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Students will attend one (1) group class and one (1) puppy class. You will see how we structure these classes.
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Students will attend and learn the flow of our private lessons. How we teach and how we coach.
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Watch our consultations, aka 'demos' and enrollment conversations.
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There will be a hands-on introduction to the basics of scent work and retrieval training (optional).
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Receive continued support and high-performance coaching.
Overview Continued:
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Work with board and trains.
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Hands-on experience conditioning and training dogs to the XDOG™ vest
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Learn hands-on leash handling like a ninja
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Clicker training and use of verbal marks
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Experience and understand NePoPo® training - this is NOT a NePoPo® certification
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Understand what I call the 'Art of Attention' in dog training
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Understand drives in dogs and how to use them for training
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Hands-on working and socializing dogs in public places. Working street corners, lol! Yup! But it's not what you think!
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Teaching dogs to run on a treadmill
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Learn to trim a dog's nails without a fight
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Learn socialization and how to read body language
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Learn the high-performance habits that the world's most successful business owners and CEOs use. Then, Unleash your full potential in life and business!
Certified High-Performance Coaching
Before or upon completion of the hands-on portion of training, there will be 12 Certified High-Performance group coaching sessions to help you enhance your business and all aspects of your life!
This training will help you be consistent and successful over the long term - lots of accelerated learning and experience Atlantic Canada and what PEI has to offer.
Come and Experience Atlantic Canadian Sights, Foods, and Culture
The season will determine what activities we have access to but here's a list of what you may take part in after-hours:
- Bonfires
- Mackerel Fishing
- Corn Boils
- Hiking trails
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- Boating, canoeing, or kayaking
- Swimming
- Experience PEI beaches
- BBQ's
What do you need to bring?
- You will need to bring an original document showing proof of health insurance if there is some unforeseen event.
- All students must sign and return a liability waiver.
- Please bring enough medical supplies or things you require because we cannot guarantee that you can find them here in PEI.
- Appropriate clothing. June on PEI can be hot. However, the weather is unpredictable, so bring multiple layers of clothing.
- Sunscreen and bug spray in case of travel issues with packing; you can always get it here.
- We will need to know in advance if you bring a dog or need one provided. We can provide the crates. If you are taking a dog, you should bring a leash, collar, and food. Training gear can be purchased here if needed. If the dog has a special diet, you should get enough for the trip; it may not be accessible on PEI.
While at Duke Ferguson’s Unleashed Potential K9 Academy, if there are any issues with the student's behaviour, Duke Ferguson reserves the right to terminate the program with any student at any time.
Behaviours that would warrant termination are:
General disrespect, total neglect of the animals in student's care, vandalism, inability to follow instructions and theft.
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Email - info@upk9.ca | Phone - (902)-367-3647