TS 13062

TS 13062 is a vocational standard for the dog trainer occupation. It frames dog training as a professional field concerned with learning, behaviour guidance, and effective human-dog communication. Rather than treating training as a single fixed activity, the standard identifies it as a skill area that can be adapted to different ages, breeds, temperaments, and working purposes.

The technical context of dog training

In general technical terms, dog training includes basic obedience, behaviour shaping, socialisation, environmental adaptation, and the reduction of undesirable behaviours. Reward-based methods, timing, consistency, and the dog’s motivation to learn are central to training practice. A competent trainer aims not only for command response, but also for a relationship in which the dog and handler can communicate clearly and safely.

What this standard covers in practice

The main value of this standard is that it defines the dog trainer occupation and its professional boundary. It is useful for understanding where professional dog-training services belong within the occupational framework, but it should not be read as a clause-by-clause training manual. Dog training is relevant in contexts such as companion-animal behaviour, basic obedience, working-dog preparation, and behaviour management.

• Safe and structured work with dogs
• Observation of behaviour and selection of suitable training approaches
• Strengthening human-dog communication
• Adapting training to different tasks and living conditions