Learn how to guide puppies through their crucial early weeks. This online course gives you practical skills to teach key behaviours, solve common problems, and support owners, whether you're raising your own pup or exploring a new career path in New Zealand.
Learn how to guide puppies through their crucial early weeks. This online course gives you practical skills to teach key behaviours, solve common problems, and support owners, whether you're raising your own pup or exploring a new career path in New Zealand.
Certificate in Puppy Training NZ
Feeling unsure which training advice to follow? The internet is full of conflicting information that can do more harm than good.
Struggling with common puppy issues like nipping, toilet training, or constant jumping? It can be frustrating when you don't know why it's happening.
Thinking about working with dogs, but don't know where to begin? You need a clear, structured path to build foundational skills.
A different approach
Every topic is available in five styles: text, audio, video, slides, and our friendly AI tutor. You can read, listen on your commute, or watch a demonstration. If you get stuck, just ask the AI tutor for help in plain language.
Video lessons, audio, and written content. Choose how you learn best
Phone, tablet, or desktop. No fixed schedule, no classrooms.
ICOES and CPD endorsed Certificate upon completion.
Unlike other online courses where you're left reading slides alone, every lesson comes with an AI tutor built in. It explains concepts in plain language, answers your follow-up questions, quizzes you to check understanding, and walks you through real scenarios.
Certificate in Puppy Training NZ
From first principles to professional practice.
| Modern Edu | Traditional Provider | Other Online | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | $559 upfront | $1,500 - $3,000+ | $500 - $2,000 |
| Payment plan | $25/week | VET loan or upfront | Varies |
| Duration | Self-paced | 6 - 12 months fixed | Self-paced |
| Lessons | 50 | Varies | 10 - 30 |
| AI tutor | ✓ Included | ✗ | ✗ |
| Study format | Video + audio + text | In-person or blended | Video or text only |
| Money-back guarantee | ✓ 14 days | ✗ | Varies |
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No waiting for a cohort or start date. Pick your payment option and get instant access to all 50 lessons.
Work through lessons on your phone, tablet, or desktop, whenever suits you. Your AI tutor is there on every lesson to answer questions and check your understanding.
Complete the course and receive your ICOES-endorsed Certificate, plus the skills and confidence to start working.
All 50 lessons across 5 modules, available from day one.
An AI tutor trained on your course material, available 24/7 to answer questions and test your understanding.
Every lesson as written text, narrated audio, visual slides, video, and AI tutor chat.
Access your course on phone, tablet, or desktop. No fixed schedule, no classrooms.
Earn your professionally endorsed certificate upon completion.
Study at your own pace over a full 12 months. Extensions available on request if you need more time.
Everything you need to get started
28 weekly payments · $700 total
🛡️ 14-day money-back guarantee
Try the course, explore the AI tutor, work through the first lessons. If it's not for you within 14 days, we'll refund you in full.*
Completing this course could open doors to roles in animals & pets across New Zealand. Here are some directions graduates may explore.
These are possible career directions only. No specific career outcome is guaranteed. Actual opportunities depend on your experience, location, and the current job market.
“The video clips were the best part of the course.”
“Informative and easy to understand.”
“Very detailed and thorough.”
“It was easy and well written.”
“Easy to understand and interesting.”
“The videos give you a break from reading.”
“Such a great course, the video slides are explained so well. I love the fast track videos. Very simple and easy to follow — the audio for each module made learning easy.”
“I like the fact it was presented in language you can understand. You can download the lesson or listen to the video — I have found both to be helpful. With the download option you can keep for future reference.”
“Very clear, explanatory, and easy to work through in your own time. It is very good with different learning styles — reading, watching, or listening. All of the materials are given at first and you are able to go at your own pace.”
“First lesson was fantastic, very insightful and easy to follow. Excellent modules to follow along with — really enjoying the course.”
The Certificate in Puppy Training NZ is an online course from Modern Education New Zealand, designed for anyone who loves dogs and wants to understand them better. It gives you a strong foundation in modern, positive training methods. You will learn how puppies think, grow, and learn. The course covers teaching essential skills like recall and loose-lead walking. It also gives you practical solutions for common puppy problems, such as mouthing, jumping, and separation anxiety. The course material is available as text, video, and audio, so you can learn in the way that suits you best. Every lesson includes an AI tutor you can ask questions at any time. This course is a great starting point if you want to help puppies in your community, whether it is your own dog, or through starting a small business running classes in places like Auckland or Christchurch. Upon finishing, you will receive an ICOES-endorsed Certificate of Completion to show the skills you have developed.
Join students across New Zealand who are building real skills, earning a real certificate, and starting careers they actually love.
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