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**drexigordiche** · 04-12-2009, 07:07 PM

I'm new here, thought I'd comment.

When I was searching for a trainer for my dog, Wilson, this was some of my criteria:

- Must be an AKC CGC certified trainer (there's a list on AKC's site of them). I went down the list and emailed every person in my area on it, and went from there. Main reason for this is I want Wilson to be CGC certified so I wanted a trainer that knew everything about it.
- Must have either CGC or TDI certified dogs, or have done SOME kind of work with their own dogs. I didn't want a 'Petsmart' type trainer that had no experience on 'paper'. Yeah you can have all kinds of real world experience, but at least do something to really prove you know what you're doing.
- Must be well educated and have gone to some type of school for dog training. I agree with the poster who commented about how you write on the internet.. if you (or anyone!) responded to me with the 'slang' used here when I emailed regarding training, I'd immediately delete your email.

I ended up choosing a guy who is just AWESOME. He went to Triple Crown Academy and was certified there. He also was a trainer/instructor at Triple Crown. He also attended workshops, etc. done by the International Association of Canine Professionals. He's trained over 300 dogs, and also has a Doberman that is shown in AKC and has his championship title. His other Doberman is CGC & TDI certified.

He charges $300 for a 6wk. (once a week for an hour - 1 1/2hrs.) private program, and to me, it's money well spent. He focuses mainly on basic obedience, but also does work with agility, Schutzhund, trick training, etc.

So there's what I looked for when looking for a trainer. I'm sure not everyone is as picky as me though

You might want to look into Triple Crown; I've heard they're a great school and they should be able to teach you everything.

04-12-2009, 07:07 PM	#31
drexigordiche Join Date Nov 2005 Posts 472 Senior Member	I'm new here, thought I'd comment. When I was searching for a trainer for my dog, Wilson, this was some of my criteria: - Must be an AKC CGC certified trainer (there's a list on AKC's site of them). I went down the list and emailed every person in my area on it, and went from there. Main reason for this is I want Wilson to be CGC certified so I wanted a trainer that knew everything about it. - Must have either CGC or TDI certified dogs, or have done SOME kind of work with their own dogs. I didn't want a 'Petsmart' type trainer that had no experience on 'paper'. Yeah you can have all kinds of real world experience, but at least do something to really prove you know what you're doing. - Must be well educated and have gone to some type of school for dog training. I agree with the poster who commented about how you write on the internet.. if you (or anyone!) responded to me with the 'slang' used here when I emailed regarding training, I'd immediately delete your email. I ended up choosing a guy who is just AWESOME. He went to Triple Crown Academy and was certified there. He also was a trainer/instructor at Triple Crown. He also attended workshops, etc. done by the International Association of Canine Professionals. He's trained over 300 dogs, and also has a Doberman that is shown in AKC and has his championship title. His other Doberman is CGC & TDI certified. He charges $300 for a 6wk. (once a week for an hour - 1 1/2hrs.) private program, and to me, it's money well spent. He focuses mainly on basic obedience, but also does work with agility, Schutzhund, trick training, etc. So there's what I looked for when looking for a trainer. I'm sure not everyone is as picky as me though You might want to look into Triple Crown; I've heard they're a great school and they should be able to teach you everything.
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