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Post by Deleted on Feb 21, 2006 11:29:22 GMT -5
Well, I just got a phone call... seems that lady who's dog I trained has been telling EVERYONE I'm the local "dog whisperer" lol. I was just offered a job working with an 8 month old GSD that needs basic training, not viscious. 3 one hour sessions a week, 6 weeks and they are offering me $500.00!!!!
I said I'd come tomorrow morning and meet the dog, then would give them an answer. I do miss dog training, so it'd be good for me to accept this job. I just worry that word will get out and I'll end up with a second full-time job. lol
Well, wish me luck!
Kaza
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Post by auntieemu on Feb 21, 2006 12:21:00 GMT -5
Sounds great! Good luck, hope it works out.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 21, 2006 12:32:33 GMT -5
That's fantastic!!! I've taught my dogs all kinds of useless tricks (as a child, my parents wouldn't buy me a horse so I made do and taught my mother's cockapoo to run the barrel racing pattern wearing a pink felt "saddle". Poor dog.) but I sure would love the opportunity to learn how to professionally train dogs. What will you be focusing on? You said they wanted basic training, so I'm assuming sit, stay, come...heel? Do you fix bad habits? How do you work with the owners? Do they attend also or do you give them instructions for working with the dog outside of your training session? One of my wish list jobs is to professionally train working dogs such as seeing-eye dogs, airport dogs, etc. /VM
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Post by starfire on Feb 21, 2006 12:33:47 GMT -5
That is so COOL! Maybe this is a start of a brand new career? Loads of luck to you!
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Post by Deleted on Feb 21, 2006 13:00:59 GMT -5
years ago, this is what I did for a living. I raised, trained and showed dogs. I also had dog obedience classes. This dog needs everything taught. I'll start with basic obedience (sit, down, stay, come, heel). I'll be working with the owners also. When the owners and the dog have the basics, I'll start working them together, where the owner actually handles the dog, or else it's futile to train the dog at all if the owners don't know how to keep the lessons in use at home. The dog does have several "behavioral problems" that I'll work on, but I have a feeling that once the pack order in their home is arranged so the owners are the pack leaders, many of those problems will dissipate. Maybe I'll keep a running thread on how it goes for ya'll. From descriptions, this dog and owners will be a challenge to correct. Would be so much easier at first if I still had my kennel, but will make do with the way things are now. Kaza
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Post by Deleted on Feb 21, 2006 13:45:59 GMT -5
Kaza, I'd be really interested to read the updates about this.
I've heard that the owners can be harder to train than the dogs ;D
Good luck with it! Please keep us posted.
/VM
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Post by Deleted on Feb 22, 2006 13:53:56 GMT -5
OK... am back from meeting the dog. His name is Boston, and he's not a GSD, he's a lab/rottie cross. (She said "the size" of a GSD, I misunderstood) Anyways, he's a playful, unruley dog but not viscious at all. He was seperated from his mom at 5 weeks, so there are social order issues to deal with. This is going to be a "fun" dog to train for sure. Picture an 80 pound dog that needs ridilen. (sp?) He is hyper and has not a stitch of training.... he's 10 months old. I will be going back on Sunday to officially start the training... Kaza
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Post by Deleted on Feb 22, 2006 14:38:11 GMT -5
Kaza I used to train dogs too. I didn't get into the breeding but I did show and compete with them. My own dogs but still...... I began with Field trials and Hunting tests, I was one of the first women who competed in the AKC hunting tests way back when. I was also a judge for a little while. Then I got into the obidence and conformation and tracking. I really miss it a lot but I just don't feel like I have the time to do it all right. I have often thought of doing the one on one training. I used to do puppy day care for friends who had dogs that would otherwise be in crates all day, generally guard breeds and other that needed socialization before they got too grown. I would work with them and do very basic obedience with them and socialization with people, animals, and kids. It worked out really well.
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