train as

train (someone or an animal) as something

to educate someone or an animal to serve in a particular way. We trained him as a first-rate mechanic. I trained my cocker spaniel as a moderately effective watchdog.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Odarka	-	Ukrainian
Kineret	-	Hebrew
Manuela	mah-noo-E-lah (German), mah-NWE-lah (Italian)	Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, German, Italian
Stan (2)	-	Romanian
Esi	-	Western African, Akan
Baptist	-	German