How to Become a Dog Trainer in Canada: Why Hustle Up Is Your Best Choice in 2025

If you're searching how to become a certified dog trainer in Canada, you’re not alone. Dog training is one of the fastest-growing career paths in the animal care industry. But in a sea of online courses, cookie-cutter certifications, and treat-based programs, how do you choose a school that actually prepares you for the real world?

The answer is Hustle Up Dog Trainers Academy—a ground-level, real-world certification program that outpaces its competitors in credibility, quality, and outcome.

Brad Pattison vs. The Rest: Why Credentials Matter

Brad Pattison is one of Canada’s most respected names in dog training. Known for his hit TV show At the End of My Leash, he helped revolutionize how we understand leadership in the human-canine relationship. With decades of hands-on experience and emergency preparedness training, Pattison is more than a dog trainer—he’s a behavioural first responder.

Now, imagine learning from a trainer who didn’t just study under Brad—but built even further. That’s the edge you get with Hustle Up.

Produced and Hosted RCMP Canine Unit documentary.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOoZKc7h0Yc

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Brad Pattison working along side Bodhi, Blue heeler/Border Collie in a search and rescue training exercise .

Why Hustle Up Stands Above the Competition

Most certification programs in Canada focus on surface-level training:

Food-based trick learning.
Online-only modules.
Zero real-world accountability.

Hustle Up Dog Trainers Academy flips the script. We produce leaders in the industry. Our program:

Goes beyond treats: Learn how to build behaviour without food baiting.
Teaches emergency response: Including earthquake preparedness and search-and-rescue readiness.
Includes dog-to-dog protection, aggression management, and advanced off-leash obedience.

You won't just be another trainer—you’ll be a certified canine professional, equipped for the toughest cases and highest expectations. Once you have earned your dog training certification.

SHAW TV Brads Bark https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nneyCcFHh1A

Available in Major Canadian Cities for 2025

We’re expanding fast, and you can now train with Hustle Up instructors in the following cities:

✅ Vancouver✅ Toronto✅ Calgary✅

Each location offers a hands-on, intensive certification program designed to launch a dog training career in 6 weeks intensive.

Rocket, Brad's dog is his pride and joy, the deep understanding each has for one another is powerful and filled with love and respect. An unbreakable bond! — Rocket, Brad's dog is his pride and joy, the deep understanding each has for one another, is powerful and filled with love and respect. An unbreakable bond!

Why Our Curriculum Supersedes Other Programs

What we teach at Hustle Up:

Canine psychology based on instinct, not reward dependency.
Real-time leadership in high-distraction environments.
Street Safety Training, off-leash control.
Owner communication and coaching skills.
Live client casework—no simulations.

What most competitors teach:

Treat-based cue shaping.
Clicker training basics.
Online quizzes and videos with no fieldwork.
Limited exposure to behaviourally difficult dogs.
Heavily dependant on food,

Let’s be blunt: How to Become a Dog Trainer is our focus. We’re training professionals, not part-time hobbyists.

About the Author

Written by Brad Pattison, World-Renowned Dog Behaviourist, Dog Trainer & Puppy Trainer

Author of four dog training books, National Best Seller, "Brad Pattison UNLEASHED"

Host of three television shows including, "At the End of My Leash" & "Puppy SOS"