Scope of Competence in Applied Animal Behavior

Even more often, the question of how to become a dog trainer comes to us from people who are currently BCBAs who work with people and want to switch over to working with animals. It can be confusing to figure out how to make a switch in populations; this is especially true in terms of dog training because the field of dog training is unregulated. That is, there is no designated path, degree, or certification that is required to become a behavior analyst who works with dogs. And this is where we start to see problems crop up.