How to become a dog trainer

Official title: Dog trainer

Also called: Greyhound trainer, Trainer (obedience school), Ÿ Greyhound trainer, Ÿ Trainer (obedience school)

Dog trainer trains and prepares dogs and dog handlers for various purposes, including assistance, security, leisure, competition, transportation, obedience and routine handling, entertainment and education. He/she teaches dogs to obey commands and undertake specific tasks.

Main tasks

• Training animals to develop and maintain desired animal behaviours for competition, entertainment, obedience, security, riding and other activities

Pay · Outlook · AI and this job

• Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.

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Questions people ask

Will AI change the work of a dog trainer?

Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.

Sources

• International Labour Organization, Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure (ILO Working Paper 140, Gmyrek et al.) (ILO Working Paper 140, May 2025, Annex Table A1), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 4 October 2026

Updated 4 October 2026