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Vacation, or boot camp?

5/25/2022

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​​Board and Train: Hand your misbehaving dog off to a trainer for a few weeks, and get him back all trained!

In the last year or two, the number of inquiries trainers get about doing Board and Train have skyrocketed. Board and Train is certainly not a new idea; service dogs and police dogs have been trained this way since their inception nearly a hundred years ago. 
​But for a lot of dog owners, it’s difficult to think about your dog being away from you for any period of time. Board and Train is definitely worth it for certain dogs, to improve their quality of life and the quality of their families’ lives; but is it right for YOUR dog?

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Is that a good dog trainer?

5/11/2022

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No doubt you’ve seen drama on social media about disreputable dog trainers. These posts beg the question: How do you find a good dog trainer? How do you know that the trainer has your and your dogs’ best interests in mind and will give you the best training advice?

The fact is, dog training is a completely unregulated business. Literally anyone can print out business cards and make an Instagram page and call themselves a professional dog trainer. There is no required licensing, certifications, or accreditations; there are stricter requirements for dog boarding kennels and breeders than there are for dog trainers. The industry is completely dependent on the “Buyer Beware” philosophy.

Here are some traits that are important in a good dog trainer:
Experience.
Whenever I hear of a trainer, the first thing I do is go to their website. It’s very easy, and sometimes even free, to make a website, so a trainer who doesn’t have a website is probably not experienced enough to be considered. 

The first page I look for on a website is the About the Trainer page. Keep in mind when you need help with your dog, you hire a trainer, so you need to know who that trainer is. Many websites don’t have any information about the trainer, and in those cases I generally would not do business with the company. ​
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