Professional Dog Trainers

What would you think of a professional dog trainer and walker that did this?

There are three dogs in the house (one is just visiting.) A trainer comes to the house who is paid to care for and walk the other two dogs. After a walk, the trainer gives the two dogs a treat (with the third dog in the same room,) but does not ask the owner of the third dog if he should get a treat as well.

Does that seem a bit unfair to give treats to all but one dog?
Does that make you wonder how much that trainer actually cares about dogs?

If I am reading more into the situation than necessary, tell me. I am only seeing it from my point of view, and perhaps I am missing something that a person in the trainer's position would understand.

I think it's unfair to expect the trainer to assume it was OK to give any treat/food to the third, visiting, dog. What if the dog was on a special diet and couldn't eat treats? If the trainer gave the dog something and it made the dog sick, the trainer would be in the wrong. The trainer was hired to something specific for two dogs; he/she can't and shouldn't make assumptions about a visiting dog. Sure, if the owner was around and the trainer could have asked, well OK, maybe the trainer should have asked about giving a treat... but I agree with the other posts, he/she doesn't have to.

Dogs aren't like humans - they don't have notion of fairness. If they did, they wouldn't resort to thievery if you leave your steak within their reach while you leave the room. :-)

Lexi Hayden's FINE-TUNED CANINES - Florida dog training


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Professional Dog Trainers

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How much does it cost to hire a professional dog trainer?

How much do people spend to train their dogs from their own home? If they live 5+ hours away from the nearest obedience class/school?

PLEASE don't bash me and flame me, I'm just curious as to how much it costs.

Personal trainers can be expensive. Most of them charge by the hour, and in the midwest USA the average price is around $60/hour. You may find some cheaper, and you will for sure find some that are more expensive. You may want to check in your area to see what is the norm. A place to start might be the Association of Pet Dog Trainers (www.apdt.com). They keep a listing of their members, you can do a search by zip code. Many of the members do in house training and can give you an estimate.

You will also need to have ready for them a list of questions, problems, concerns, or specifics of what you want them to help you with. They will need this information in order to determine how much time and how difficult the job of training will be. They will also need to know the age and breed of the dog.

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