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I am, yet again, faced with a career dilemma. I simply cannot decide what I want to do, though I know I will be more than thrilled if I get to work with dogs for the rest of my life.

I know there are several ways to go about doing this, and my main interests lie in grooming and training.

My question here, though, is about training. How does one go about getting experience with training? I know there are plenty of options: mentoring, dog training academies, participating in other training classes, etc.

I have looked into various dog training academies, and have only been truly impressed by one (more impressed by the instructor than the academy itself). I will definitely be attending courses at this particular school, but this is not where I want to end my education.

I am making the decision to take time off college to do all of this. I know this will probably end up being a really bad decision on my part, but I will never know if I do not try, and college right now simply isn’t working out for me.

So with all this in mind, what else can I do to expand my dog-related education?

I am interested in training dogs for movies, becoming more involved as a handler, possibly working for the AKC in some why (though I am split on what I think about the organization), possibly training police dogs or guide dogs…basically, I’m open to suggestions and would love to try it all.

Jenifer