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
Quinlan	KWIN-lən	English (Rare)
Varuna	-	Hinduism
Shemer	-	Biblical
Jaroslav	-	Czech, Slovak
Sandhya	-	Hinduism, Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam
WiesŁAwa	vye-SWAH-vah	Polish