I would NEVER recommend anyone to their dog training classes. We signed up for three, thirty minute private dog training classes and we asked for our money back. I knew going in that it wasn't going to be the best, but we just wanted some basic information on how to train our 4 month old puppy. My dog already knew how to sit, lay down, wait, and hasn't had a accident in the house in over a month. But, we really wanted some information on puppy biting and how to teach her other things. Our puppy was hyper during our first visit because it was a new place (loud intercoms, other dogs, people, etc) and the trainer had no idea how to handle her. She got so frustrated that she told me that I needed to go to Amazon and buy a "calming treat" for next time. I researched the treat and found out through the internet and our veterinarian that these treats make them calm for a short period of time and then when it wears off, the dog is 2 times as hyper as before. So, I obviously didn't buy it. We go in to our second session, and the trainer immediately asks if we gave her the treat. I told her no, because of all the side effects and because our veterinarian says the best thing to do is to just exercise her (which we did prior to this class). The trainer said, "Your veterinarian is NOT a dog trainer. I have trained over 500 dogs!" This trainer told us she had trained over 500 dogs at least 5 times from the time we met her. She ended up telling us that "it wouldn't work out" and I agreed, and we got our money back.
This lady is a joke. She might know basic dog training, but she really thinks she is above a Veterinarian who has had years of schooling and a degree over her PetSmart dog training certification. Her overall "I know EVERYTHING because I have trained over 500 dogs" attitude is what made me not want to continue the classes. She would give me extreme attitude over anything I said about my dog, because I am not a dog trainer. Honestly, I could go on about how horrible the classes were. Like I said, I would of been happy with a mediocre training class because I just wanted some basic knowledge over training a puppy, but her attitude combined with telling me my veterinarian is wrong about the medicine she recommended (that PetSmart doesn't even sell) and everything else made me ask for my money back. read more