Community Overview. San Antonio, Texas, is tackling obesity, a health condition that is prevalent throughout the city of 1,327,407 residents. In Bexar County, where San Antonio is located, 65.7% of adults are overweight or obese. In Texas, 32.4% of children aged 10-17 are overweight or obese.
Becoming Certified. 1  1. Research programs. You can choose to attend a four year college or university that offers a degree in Animal Behavior. 2  2. Receive your certification. It is possible to earn your certification as a dog trainer without completing coursework. 3  3. Find an apprenticeship.
Dogs start out as service dog candidates or puppy candidates while they are doing socialization and learning core obedience skills. They become service dogs in training (SDiT) when they are ready to begin learning the special behaviors that mitigate their owner/handler's disability. A dog learning to heel is not learning to be a service dog (he is a candidate).