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Certification

The evolving nature of canine training has made it difficult to create a national standard to evaluate trainers and methods of training. The number of diverse training philosophies and the required skill to effectively use them has contributed to this lack of standardization. Unlike many skills, animal training cannot be synthesized into a rote performance because every animal is different: Canine training may be more accurately called an art, accomplished with certain skills of application depending on the animal involved.      

 There are currently no nationally recognized criteria for standards of experience, education,  recognition, or performance based results used by any organization when testing or to determine what title of certificaton to award.

This means that certifications may now reflect only the criteria of the issuing organization, with no basis of comparison of the trainer's level of skill  or knowledge between organizations.

IACP