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We appreciate your interest in helping people and pets in our community! Please tell us about yourself using this form. If you don’t receive a reply within 48 business hours, please check your spam folder.

If you’re not an animal trainer but hoping to volunteer in other capacities, please fill out this form instead!

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First and Last Name

Phone number

City and State

How did you hear about HART?

Do you own a training business? If so, what is its name?

If you don’t have your own training business, what organization do work/volunteer for? What is your title?

Website

Do you know any HART members who are willing to serve as a reference? If so, please list them.

Please list any credentials, degrees, or other educational programs you’ve completed related to training and behavior:

To what animal training-related organizations do you belong?

What job-related media do you consume?

Please list any animal behavior-related seminars, presentations or conferences (virtual or in-person) you have attended in the last 2 years.

In three words, how would you want clients to perceive you?

What guides your training philosophy, and how did you arrive at that?

Approximately how many years of experience do you have training animals in a professional or volunteer capacity?

Have you worked alongside, been mentored by or assisted a certified trainer or behavior consultant (ex: CPDT,KA, IAABC, KPA-CTP, CTC, CCBC, CAAB, PCBC)? If yes, please describe that experience.

What types of training and behavior cases do you have experience in?

What do you do if a case feels “stuck?”

Hypothetical question: You’ve assigned clients a muzzle training plan and requested that baby gates be installed. At your next session there are no baby gates up, and the un-muzzled dog is trying to run past you at the front door. How do you proceed?

Describe what tools and methods you use to work with animals:

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