Meet Kurt Burk: Dog Trainer & Founder of Canine Conservatory LLC, in Ojai, California.

Kurt met his mentor, trainer Dina Zaphiris, who took him under her wing allowing him to assist her in dog training lessons as he gained his 300 hours of individual training with her and his own clients. He took the test twice with CCPDT.org passing the “Knowledge Assessed” written test as well as the “Skills Assessed” training actual clients and dogs test, gaining him the distinction of CPDT-KSA. His credentials are searchable at www.ccpdt.org by typing in his zip code 92023. This certification requires CEU credits from online and in person seminars to keep current every three years. He has been certified since 2010. Some of the trainers Kurt has worked directly with at conferences or seminars: Terry Ryan, Ian Dunbar, Kathy Sdao, Turid Rugaas, Ken Ramirez, and Kay Laurence. (just partial list)

• Bachelors in Business Administration, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA - 1995

• Masters in Fine Art, Art Center College of Design, Pasadena, CA - 2002

• High School Degree, Westwood, MA - 1990

Kurt pictured here at age 18 months old with his dog Max.
Fisher Price phone smiling at all of us.

Kurt Burk’s passion is to be able to help his students with personalized step-by-step lesson plans at scale. He has developed software and is looking for current or past dog training students to join our beta testing waitlist. He is also looking for professional dog trainers who are interested in using the platform with their own clients. Visit hundr.com to join the waitlist.