What’s the benefit of using students as trainers?
Student trainers keep the costs down as the these programs are fee based. Student trainers also help to speed up the training period length, since students work with their dogs on a very consistent basis throughout the school year, adding hours of training time for each dog. The many different types of student trainers expose the dogs to many different communication styles and capabilities. Additional benefits are the life skills that are taught to the students and the exposure they get to people with disabilities. Student trainers also widen the circle of ADW community involvement.
Student trainers keep the costs down as education programs are fee based. Student trainers also help to enrich the training period, since students work with their dogs on a very consistent basis throughout the school year, adding hours of training time for each dog. The many different types of student trainers expose the dogs to many different communication styles and capabilities. Additional benefits are the life skills taught to the students, exposure to people with varied abilities and communication skills. Student trainers also widen the circle of ADW community involvement.
