Top Dog SF Academy
Courses
Self-paced courses and certificates for working dog professionals, and at-home training for pet parents. Positive reinforcement throughout.
Professional track
Certificates & business programs for working dog professionals.
Certified Professional Dog Walker
Walk into any dog-care job knowing exactly what you're doing. The standalone field qualification — safe handling, multi-dog work, reading body language, and the right call when something goes wrong. Assessed, certified, and yours for life.
Includes: Learning Theory & Reward · Canine Body Language · Fear & Aggression · Local Laws & Park Etiquette · Dog Safety
Certifying a team? Seats are $149 per walker for 3+ →
The business school
Run it like a business.
Marketing, client retention, pricing and operations — the programs that turn a good dog professional into a durable business, built from how Top Dog SF actually runs.
Growth & Marketing Bundle
AFTER CERTIFICATIONGet clients — the usual next step after certification. The six-tool Growth System, Borrow My Audience with the Fetch Clients plugin, the client-retention playbook we train our own walkers with, and a zero-budget channel strategy. All 11 modules live.
The Dog Business MBA
AFTER CERTIFICATIONRun the operation — pricing, packages, terms and systems. A complete operating system for a small dog-care company, built from twenty years of Top Dog SF. Module 1 live now, the rest rolling out.
Start free — interactive workshops
Pet Parent track
Train your own dog with the marker method, at home.
Puppy Training Taster
START FREEFree mini-course: the marker method primer plus the first three real exercises from Puppy Foundations. No card required — just create an account.
Puppy Foundations
THE FULL COURSEOne-time foundational course with lifetime access: 40+ short at-home exercises across 8 modules — marker & food-handling foundations, recall & play, crate & place, core obedience, handling & grooming prep, loose-lead walking, tricks, and manners. Follow-along videos included.
Good Dog Club
MEMBERSHIPA Top Dog SF trainer in your pocket — ask anything about your pup, with a reply within one business day. Plus the full at-home course library, a live monthly group Q&A, member pricing on 1-on-1s, and first access to new lessons. Cancel anytime.
À la carte
The credentials behind the curriculum — every trainer who built these courses holds them; we work alongside SF Animal Care & Control.
