FAQs
- What should the customer know about your pricing (e.g., discounts, fees)?
We are back, and restarting our Training program. We are now training out of our home, located in Spring TX. We are only taking on one client at a time, and are customizing the training as much as we can to suit your needs. IE. Since we are operating out of our home now for the training, if you don't want to allow your dogs on the furniture, we can work on preventing your dog from getting on our furniture, or staying out of the kitchen. Just as an example. Our program runs for a minimum of 10 days, but normally runs about 14 days. There is no set time however, I keep your dog until I am happy with your dogs progression and your dog is trained the way you want them trained. It hasn't happened yet, but in the event I have to keep your dog more than 21 Days, Additional charges may apply, however I will be in contact with you long before any additional charges are applied, and will only be applied upon your approval. The initial price for our board and train program, includes all training materials, Such as Training collars, elevated pet bed, and a leather leash, which all go home with your dog. So, with the exception of the over 21 days of training, there are no additional or hidden costs. The quoted price is the actual price you will pay for the whole training program.
- What education and/or training do you have that relates to your work?
I am one of those trainers mentioned earlier, that attended a VERY prestigious school for 6 months. The school cost me nearly $13,000 just to attend the school. That did not include the 2 puppies we had to purchase, and then train to competition level, supplies, room and board, training aids, and tools of the trade. Among other things. The school worked us from normally 6:00 AM through 10:00 PM Monday Through Friday, had us teaching group lessons on Saturday's until roughly 4:00 PM, then had to train our own dogs after the group lessons, and Sundays were supposedly our days off, but had to do laundry, grocery shopping, and once again, train our own dogs. This school was probably 90% hands on training with real live puppies. This school taught me alot about training dogs, but it also taught me things to NOT do. Now, that i have left the school, and been working my own business for nearly 2 years now, I have learned multiple ways to adjust my training program for each individual dog. The trick to being a successful trainer, is to ensure you can adapt to any dogs situation, and not get locked onto a single idea as to how a dog is supposed to be. Once again, like people, EVERY dog is different in one way or another.
- How did you get started doing this type of work?
My passion for, and love for dogs is what got me into this industry. I have started slowly, just doing private lessons in clients homes, Then moving to a Board and Train program at a local Veterinary clinic, And now, I'm simply doing a Board and Train out of my own home. Eventually, I would like to own my own Building, where I can provide Day care services/ Boarding services/ and Training Services, all with state of the art equipment, and hopefully a reputation to change the way others in this business do business. But for now, Training out of my home is the next best thing and makes for a perfect training environment.