The Trainer’s Heart: A Clear Lens for Designing a Sustainable Dog Training Business with Derek Snow
Your Webinar Description:
Many dog trainers care deeply about their work and still feel stretched thin, short on time, or quietly stuck, even when they’re doing everything they were taught to do.
This webinar looks at a common challenge in the dog training industry that often goes unspoken. The habits that help trainers grow in the early days can become hard to sustain as the business gets busier. Most trainers are not struggling because they lack skill or effort. The strain usually comes from being too available for too long, without enough structure to support long-term growth.
Drawing from nearly 20 years of experience, this session introduces The Trainer’s Heart, a simple way to look at how Freedom, Income, and Impact work together in a training business. When one of these areas is out of balance, even a successful business can start to feel heavy or exhausting.
This webinar is not about quick fixes or marketing methods. It’s about stepping back, getting clear on what’s creating the strain, and refining a business that supports your values, your clients, and your own well-being.
All registrants who attend live or watch the replay will receive a complimentary virtual copy of Derek’s new book, Leading With Heart: Why Caring More Isn’t the Problem and How Dog Trainers Build Sustainable Businesses Without Exhaustion. This will be provided via a link 48 hours after the live webinar.
The book expands on the ideas introduced in this webinar and offers clear frameworks, examples, and guided exercises to help trainers identify which part of The Trainer’s Heart needs the most support, and how to begin making meaningful, sustainable changes that protect their energy, stabilize income, and deepen impact over time.
This webinar is for:
- Established trainers & behavioral consultants who want more time, stability, and or sustainability
- Newer trainers who want to build a strong foundation from the start
- Trainers committed to humane, ethical, and science-based practice who want their business to reflect those same values
Learning Objectives:
Participants will learn how to:
- Spot business patterns that lead to stalled growth or exhaustion
- Understand how Freedom, Income, and Impact affect sustainability
- Recognize early signs that their business structure is no longer supportive
- Use a simple self-check to see where focused attention may help most
Your Presenters- Derek Snow
Derek Snow ABCDT is a professional dog trainer and business mentor for pet professionals. He is the founder of No Dog Left Behind Training & Behaviour Consulting and The Paw Coach Business Consulting Limited, where he helps trainers build ethical and sustainable businesses.
With over 18 years in the dog training industry, Derek has worked directly with dogs and families while supporting trainers in designing services and systems that create stability, meaningful income, and lasting impact.
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