Did your puppy/dog had training or obedience classes?
September 4th, 2009
Yesterday was my puppy’s first day at a Puppy Training class at Petsmart. He’s a 13 week old shih tzu puppy.
At first I was a bit hesitant about enrolling my puppy there, but in one of the Petsmarts here in Southern CA, I found the "trainer" of all trainers! She’s the mentor of many Petsmart trainers here in the Inland Empire (California, US). She’s also one of the CGC evaluator.
She’s wonderful! The first class was already very helpful and informative! There were 2 other pet trainers in the class, and anyone is free to ask them questions. It was so cool because 2 of the puppies in that class were actually the head trainer’s puppies!
Do you have any experiences with Petsmart’s training classes or any other company’s? Did you like their techniques? How was it?!
My Papillon is now 7 months old and he is in his 2nd class at Petsmart. I put him in the class not only so he would learn obedience/skills/tricks but so I as a person could be taught as well.
I have learned so much, different techniques anywhere from how to potty train to crate training etc…
My little guy absolutely loves going – he gets to socialize, and interact with others and he really has learned – this week we finally just accomplished on how to sit on command (it was our troubled area).
Good luck…
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September 4th, 2009 at 9:41 am
We brought our dog to Pet Smart. I have only good things to say. Our trainer was awesome, she gave us lots of tips. We have a lab, that as a puppy we couldn’t have food near her because she would eat it. Now I can drop food on the floor and just say leave it and she won’t touch it, and even leave the room. For me, that was worth the money we payed. Aside from that she learned a lot of the basics.
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September 4th, 2009 at 10:08 am
My Papillon is now 7 months old and he is in his 2nd class at Petsmart. I put him in the class not only so he would learn obedience/skills/tricks but so I as a person could be taught as well.
I have learned so much, different techniques anywhere from how to potty train to crate training etc…
My little guy absolutely loves going – he gets to socialize, and interact with others and he really has learned – this week we finally just accomplished on how to sit on command (it was our troubled area).
Good luck…
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September 4th, 2009 at 10:39 am
I’m also doing the Petsmart classes with a spaniel. The class was small, informative and reassuring. My pup’s a little ball of fire, but like all spaniels he’s really intelligent and is picking up the training quickly. We’re dealing with separation anxiety, and I may just get a companion dog. But we’ll keep going to the classes for sure.
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September 4th, 2009 at 11:01 am
Petsmart’s policies are too one size fits all to make them a good place for everyone and every dog. If your dog falls outside the box with behavior problems, they are not the place for you. But, if it’s working for your dog and for you, then it works.
I wouldn’t ever recommend them to anyone though. Many of their trainers go through a few week dog training course and … don’t even and have never owned dogs.
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