[wmhardware]

so i was thinkin bout goin to school to be a dog trainer,i figure all i wanna do all day is be around dogs anyways so i may as well make it a career!, im not sure what kind yet (prolly sumthin like shutzhund for the cop dogs & general public, cuz basic obedience is 1 in a 1000 (u can get it at petsmart), but theres not as many other "style" trainers)

but if i do it id wanna do it full throttle & make it a career and basically (in time!) open my own facility!
my question is how much do they make? as im going to need a job that is able to finance my own affairs, im not expecting to be a millionaire or nothin, but are they atleast sittin pretty?

[Dertrioz]

try looking it up on google..id think something like that though would depend alot on how successful you are at it. I actually looked in to it and did some reading on google and such and finally decided it just would be enough money for me lol. Not tryin to sound like money is everything but being financially sound is definately up there on my priorities

[wmhardware]

well thats what im sayin i mean id love to find a profession that revolves around something i have a passion for. but if it isnt able to finance the things i want in life then i need to look more into the "real" world!
kinda like teachers that have a "passion" for working with children, sure they love what they do but at the end of the day theyre still broke! lol
and like i said if its something im interested in and want then i will surely be successfull in it!

im thinking more along the lines of shutzhund & PP work, not everybody can afford obedience training in the economical state were in, but think of it like this "cops aint goin nowhere and SOMEBODY trains theyre dogs!"

plus im sure shutzhund/PP training is a WHOLE LOT more costly than basic obedience!

and if i own own facility i could maybe hire trainers in other things such as bomb sniffing you know all that good stuff!

[alexosnasos2]

I've moved your thread to the General Dog Discussion forum, Chit Chat is for NON-dog related topics.

[suingincentix]

Or you could do it on weekends or on the side until you have built up enough clientele to make the kind of money u want

[DevaRextusidis]

More costly yes.But you have to know how to train all sorts even before you think of schutzhund and pp. The cops don't hire newbies, as they want the best. If your serious about it in a few years you will be working towards your goal. Work with a trainer in your area for free.Learn as much you can.

[toksenveste]

You may have to start out taking baby steps... stop by your local pet store and talk to their trainers.. You are going to have to know how to train with basic commands, before you can jump both feet into something harder.

[mralabama]

The thing about training dogs is you gotta deal with their owners which is the biggest drawback because most people are compltely clueless and listen about as well as a 3yr old with ADD.
I volunteer with my local SPCA on the weekends and train their dogs that is my favorite part unfortunately it doest pay me anything. I charge 60.00 per hour or 3 lessons for 160.00 so it is pretty good money but I am not busy all the time either it is my secondary job so I am not depending on it to pay the bills.
I used to do group obedience lessons and would charge 150.00 ea for 7 lessons and there was usualy 6or7 people in the class so thats 900.00 for 7 hours work which is nothing to sneeze at but I quit doing it because I just wasnt seeing the results I wanted.
Now that I am doing private lessons exclusively I have alot more control and the dos that finish my program are far better than the ones that took the group lesons.

Sorry if any of this is gibberish I have tonsillitis and i am waced out on nyquil....

[wmhardware]

More costly yes.But you have to know how to train all sorts even before you think of schutzhund and pp. The cops don't hire newbies, as they want the best. If your serious about it in a few years you will be working towards your goal. Work with a trainer in your area for free.Learn as much you can.

i dont wanna work for the cops, i mean ill except department dogs but i wont be working strictly for the pd.
your right ima go around and talk to some shutzhund/pp trainers, and see whats goin on wit decoy school!

[toksenveste]

The thing about training dogs is you gotta deal with their owners which is the biggest drawback because most people are compltely clueless and listen about as well as a 3yr old with ADD.
I volunteer with my local SPCA on the weekends and train their dogs that is my favorite part unfortunately it doest pay me anything. I charge 60.00 per hour or 3 lessons for 160.00 so it is pretty good money but I am not busy all the time either it is my secondary job so I am not depending on it to pay the bills.
I used to do group obedience lessons and would charge 150.00 ea for 7 lessons and there was usualy 6or7 people in the class so thats 900.00 for 7 hours work which is nothing to sneeze at but I quit doing it because I just wasnt seeing the results I wanted.
Now that I am doing private lessons exclusively I have alot more control and the dos that finish my program are far better than the ones that took the group lesons.

Sorry if any of this is gibberish I have tonsillitis and i am waced out on nyquil....

I forgot about the "owners". They can be WAY more trouble than the dogs...

[mralabama]

I forgot about the "owners". They can be WAY more trouble than the dogs...

When Ifirst got into it I wanted to do it full time but not anymore...lol

[wmhardware]

why whats wrong wit the owners? i can only guess the headaches! lol

[gusunsuth]

Number one, no one is going to hire you if you can't write well. Looking at your original post, I know if I wanted to hire a dog trainer (or anything else for that matter) and they responded with thinks like:
thinkin bout goin
prolly sumthin like shutzhund for the cop dogs & general public, cuz
ima
wit

I'd keep on looking. It lacks professionalism and looks uneducated. If you type the way you speak, you should probably work on that, too, if you intend to have any clients.

[wmhardware]

Number one, no one is going to hire you if you can't write well. Looking at your original post, I know if I wanted to hire a dog trainer (or anything else for that matter) and they responded with thinks like:
thinkin bout goin
prolly sumthin like shutzhund for the cop dogs & general public, cuz
ima
wit

I'd keep on looking. It lacks professionalism and looks uneducated. If you type the way you speak, you should probably work on that, too, if you intend to have any clients.

yea right im not worried bout that, i could sell salt to a slug!

[GlarlraTpople]

yea right im not worried bout that, i could sell salt to a slug!

then let us just hope that slugs have dogs who need trained....

[crestorinfo]

yea right im not worried bout that, i could sell salt to a slug!

LMFAO Get out there in the real world, homeboy...I've been in both, and being good at one hustle does not mean you will be good at another...

[Smittoh]

People tend to be more successful doing what they love. You love being around dogs so go for it. You will need to go to school and get trained and certified. Take it one client at a time and get good and be the best out there and the word will spread and you will be successful.

[UvjqTVVC]

I know a certified master trainer who specializes in training pp dogs. His biggest issue is finding people responsible enough to own a pp trained dog. Even though the dog belongs to the owners it will always go back to him if one of the dogs he trained is 'used' inappropriately by the owner/handler. He does backround checks on the people first, and asks them to bring a (clean) criminal record along with their dog for the assessment. This is usually where he never sees them again. The ones that do show up with a clean record then get put through a series of tests that are to see what kind of a handler the person is going to be. The thing is the 'tests' he tells them are for him to see if the dog has the right mindset to work, but he's actually feeling out how responsible/respectful/smart the owner is and decides if the owner is competent enough to handle a pp dog. By that point he figures he trains about 1 in 30 requests that he gets. There's alot of weeding out to do, but he sleeps at night knowing he doesnt have dogs out there in the general public that can do serious damage because the owner is a moron. Personally if I was a pp trainer I wouldnt want it any other way than that....just another side of it I guess

[wmhardware]

People tend to be more successful doing what they love. You love being around dogs so go for it. You will need to go to school and get trained and certified. Take it one client at a time and get good and be the best out there and the word will spread and you will be successful.

thank you herway thats the positive reinforcement i was lookin for!
lol naw all jokes aside i can put on a good poker face and be very professional when its needed thats why i say im not worried about that route, im sure ill take basic obedience courses get certified and find a shutz/PP trainer to mentor me, but my maine question was HOW MUCH DO THEY MAKE?

[DevaRextusidis]

Don't know.Another thing I forgot to say is that I've never tried to be a trainer but done a bit of bitework and I find it about the most boring thing you can do with a dog. It's fine for a day or two and then it wears off. Obviously thats just me. I think the only part of schutzhund that is any good is the tracking. What I'm trying to say is make sure you like it before you go leaving other stuff just to do this. If you are good you will make enough to live,get a place and keep some dogs. Can't ask for more.