Courses from Karen Pryor Academy
PROGRAMS
Tuition: From $5,600 (see course page for prices in other currency)
Tuition: See Program Page for Your Custom Quote
ON-DEMAND COURSES
Learn all the background knowledge, training and observation skills, and marketing tools you need to succeed as a puppy socialization class instructor. Taught by Debbie Martin, RVT, VTS (Behavior), CPDT-KA, KPA CTP and Kenneth M. Martin, DVM, the authors of Puppy Start Right: Foundation Training for the Companion Dog.
Bundle with its companion course, Online Puppy Preschool, and get everything you need to teach great puppy classes online, too.
Smart Reinforcement™ teaches you how to use non-food reinforcers effectively. Non-food reinforcers can become as powerful as, or more powerful than, food alone, but only when integrated systematically. Smart Reinforcement is that system.
Enrich your animal’s life, strengthen your relationship, and sharpen your training skills with Ken Ramirez and Concept Training: Let’s Get Started. This is the entry course for any other course in the Concept Training series.
This online course will be invaluable for shelter staff, volunteers, managers, or trainers who want to help improve the quality of life for animals living in a shelter. Whether you are looking for quiet kennels, help for shy or stressed animals, enrichment ideas, or solutions to behavior problems, this course will be a treasured resource.
The cornerstones of success in dog sports are: confidence on all surfaces, self-control, solid cues, ability to work in distracting environments and at a distance, body awareness, handling skills, and a robust reinforcement toolbox. KPA's online course Dog Sports Essentials gets you started with, or helps you improve, the necessary skills for your dog sports pursuits.
Enroll in our online Canine Freestyle course to learn how to create show-stopping freestyle routines. Taught by three-time international freestyle champion Michele Pouliot.
This course, designed in collaboration with Fear Free, provides veterinary-care teams with practical, easy-to-implement protocols that will transform the experience of the dogs and cats in your care.
Tuition: $139
A little training with your cat goes a long way. This course's cat-specific exercises will help deepen your relationship, provide mental enrichment for your cat, and even reduce many common behavior problems.
REAL-TIME VIRTUAL COURSES (KPA LIVE)
Our KPA LIVE virtual courses are high-impact, short-duration group classes featuring real-time coaching and training from fabulous teachers. Weekly classes take place on Zoom, and a video-based curriculum guides you, along with an online discussion group.
You can also participate in an on-demand format; you'll have access to the recordings and materials for an entire year after enrollment.