UDTC Instructor Training Questionnaire
Our first session for instructor training will be June 16th from 7-9. The second session will be June 29th from 7-9.  I have suggested 4 - 2 hour sessions minimum. At this point these are the only ones scheduled. Instruction will include VHS, DVD, lecture and actual instructing.
This questionnaire is for me to get to know you.   It is to learn of your personal experience and get to know where you are as a trainer. It will allow me to assess your knowledge base and factor this with the response from others in class. Having this information ahead of time will allow me move forward for everyone in the first class. 
Please be as detailed as you would like to be. Please write ‘I don’t know’ or 'I have no experience' where applicable. When I have received and reviewed all the questionnaires I will be able to set up a class modeled specifically for each of you and together as a group. 
Thank you for your time and your speedy reply.

 
NAME: 
How many different dogs have you shared your life with?
What Breeds/Mixes were they?
Did you train them? YES NO 
I trained my own dogs in......Please check all that apply

Pet obedience

Competition obedience

Agility

Hunting

Conformation

Frisbee

Tricks

Therapy Dog

Other. Please describe:

 
Where did you learn to train dogs? Please be specific which or with whom?
Classes. When - with whom?

Books. Which was MOST influential?

Videos. Which?

In the trenches. How long and where?

Seminars. Who?

Dog trainers Workshop, Camp, Inline course, Correspondence school. Which?

Apprentice. With whom?

Assistant instruct. With Whom?

 
What books have you read with regard to dogs, training, animal behavior, and or psychology?
Did you take classes or lessons? Yes No
As a student, how did you feel about the classes/lessons?

How did you feel about your classmates?

For each dog you trained in these classes what were your biggest issues?

How successful were you in dealing with those issues?

What did you do to solve the problems?

 
Have you ever been an instructor for a dog training class? Yes No - If no, answer as a student in a class.
How large were the classes?

How long were the classes?  Hours/Weeks?

What type of classes did you teach, agility, pet obedience, competition, Rally?

What motivated the dogs in your class?

What motivated the people in your class?

About how many attended all your classes?

About how many signed up for more classes?
What are your goals as a trainer?

Why do you want to teach?

What particular areas interest you with regard to training or behavior?

What trainers/books do you admire & follow?  Why?

Describe your teaching experience – with or without dogs.

When did you start training?

What are your strengths as an instructor?

What areas would you like to work on to improve or gain more working knowledge?

As a student or instructor, in a classroom setting, if your dog or another dog exhibited the following behaviors, how would you handle it?
Barking

Biting

Lunging

Growling

Sniffing

Peeing

Cowering

What is the toughest thing to teach in your experience? 
Housebreaking – describe how you would counsel a student
housebreak a  puppy?

housebreak a newly adopted adult dog?

housebreaking problem in an adult dog?

Please describe how YOU would teach a student to get a dog to ‘down’ for the first time?
That didn’t work, please describe another way.

That didn’t work please describe another way.

That didn’t work, please describe another way.

If I asked a fellow student to speak frankly about your dog’s behavior and obedience in general…
What would they admire? and Did you teach this behavior or did it naturally evolve?

What would they complain about? 

Is this behavior a problem for you? Yes No

If so, have you worked to change this problem?
 What are your expectations/goals from this workshop?
If you are bringing a dog, please tell us about the dog. Please bring a dog if you would like we will use them at some point and maybe throughout.

Please list any skills outside of dogs that you may possess that others may not know:

Name the one that you most well versed at: