Tell Me How Career Series: Dog Trainer

Summary: Tell Me How Career Series - Career Education and Opportunities for Young People. Recommended for both School, Public Libraries and Guidance Offices. The Tell Me How series is a necessary addition to any library, guidance center of school curriculum. It explores a large number of career opportunities for young people and features real people doing real jobs. In this progrma join host Melody Young as she visits service dog trainer Angie Sumpter who demonstrates how she trains dogs that help the hearing impaired. Subjects Covered Include: What is a service dog? What type of dog makes a good service dog? How does one become a service dog trainer? What does a hearing dog do? How long does it take to train a dog? What is positive reinforcement? What courses does a service dog trainer take? What is a Seeing Eye dog? What is a canine? Are computers important to training a dog? What tools do you use to train dogs for service? Who uses service dogs? What is a rescue dog?