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**drexigordiche** · 04-12-2009, 10:05 PM

IMHO: this is not a good indication of a good trainer yes they can train there own dog but can they train YOU to train your dog, they know what they are looking for their timing should be extremey spot on and it's there dog and they know how much practice it takes and will do the work, even during rain and snow
how can they motivate you to do that? do they have experience training people is a better judge plus do they have references?
some trainers don't make enough money, hence not a thing to get into unless you got some saved up until you get yourself going, it takes money to do competitive sport,or conformation/shows, a well trained dog with a CGC award is a good requirement, but it just proved the dog behaved on that day at that time, continuing education and a memeber of APDT is another requirement, and I know alot of show dogs who are outta control out of the show ring, and some are aggressive or submissive and socially stunted, but in the ring they were trained to focus on the handler (is your trainer the handler or is it a hired pro?).
just some info to think about

Oh yeah, I don't/wouldn't base everything on the things they've done with their own dogs, but it is a good indication that they're dedicated enough to do something with their personal dogs. Like I said, the man I chose as my dogs trainer has a long list of clients and I've never heard one negative thing about him (nor do I have anything negative to say about him). He has been awesome with Wilson & I, and has taught me a lot, no complaints there. He is a great people person, which is why we get along so well. My class is supposed to be an hour but half the time I end up staying for 2hrs. because we're talking about certain issues, etc. It's a great time and I look forward to going every week, and so does Wilson, which is even better.

His show dog is definitely not out of control. He's very well behaved for an 18 month old intact Doberman, IMO. He has played with Wilson a few times and they are perfectly fine, so I don't think he's anti-social. He's a well rounded dog, from what I can tell (although I'm by no means a pro). He does not handle him in the ring, he uses a pro. Now that he has his title though, I believe he's focusing more on getting him into some of the obedience and Schutzhund work. His other Doberman, a female, is AMAZING and one of the most well trained dogs I've ever seen. He uses her as his 'demo dog' and she takes her 'job' very seriously.

04-12-2009, 10:05 PM	#33
drexigordiche Join Date Nov 2005 Posts 472 Senior Member	IMHO: this is not a good indication of a good trainer yes they can train there own dog but can they train YOU to train your dog, they know what they are looking for their timing should be extremey spot on and it's there dog and they know how much practice it takes and will do the work, even during rain and snow how can they motivate you to do that? do they have experience training people is a better judge plus do they have references? some trainers don't make enough money, hence not a thing to get into unless you got some saved up until you get yourself going, it takes money to do competitive sport,or conformation/shows, a well trained dog with a CGC award is a good requirement, but it just proved the dog behaved on that day at that time, continuing education and a memeber of APDT is another requirement, and I know alot of show dogs who are outta control out of the show ring, and some are aggressive or submissive and socially stunted, but in the ring they were trained to focus on the handler (is your trainer the handler or is it a hired pro?). just some info to think about Oh yeah, I don't/wouldn't base everything on the things they've done with their own dogs, but it is a good indication that they're dedicated enough to do something with their personal dogs. Like I said, the man I chose as my dogs trainer has a long list of clients and I've never heard one negative thing about him (nor do I have anything negative to say about him). He has been awesome with Wilson & I, and has taught me a lot, no complaints there. He is a great people person, which is why we get along so well. My class is supposed to be an hour but half the time I end up staying for 2hrs. because we're talking about certain issues, etc. It's a great time and I look forward to going every week, and so does Wilson, which is even better. His show dog is definitely not out of control. He's very well behaved for an 18 month old intact Doberman, IMO. He has played with Wilson a few times and they are perfectly fine, so I don't think he's anti-social. He's a well rounded dog, from what I can tell (although I'm by no means a pro). He does not handle him in the ring, he uses a pro. Now that he has his title though, I believe he's focusing more on getting him into some of the obedience and Schutzhund work. His other Doberman, a female, is AMAZING and one of the most well trained dogs I've ever seen. He uses her as his 'demo dog' and she takes her 'job' very seriously.
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