dog trainer
Posted in Pets on 04/02/2010 06:44 pm by admin
What makes a good (and effective) dog trainer and how do you tell?
I see some comments here and there that indicate a dog trainer’s words are the final say. However, aren’t there some trainers that probably don’t know as much as they claim (even if that is their full time job?) Cesar Millan is a dog trainer….yet many people disagree with some of the things he does. One of my family members shells out a lot of money for a trainer (for several years now,) yet one of the dogs doesn’t seem to have learned a single thing.
What exactly makes a trainer a good one?
And for people who are interested in working with professional trainers, what advice would you give them on finding a good and effective one?
The biggest difference between a “trainer” and a “good trainer” is the ability to read a dog. Having the ability to understand why a particular method isn’t working with a particular dog is paramount to understanding what alternative will work. There is no “one right way to train a dog’, A good trainer understands that, and has the ability to adjust to the dogs needs.
Classic example is you mentioned Cesar Millan and if you watch carefully you will notice that all of his programs are essentially the same (seen one, seen them all), and this is what most knowledgeable trainers object to.
When looking for a mentor, first decide exactly what it is that you want to be training dogs to do. If all you want is to be able to teach a dog to sit, then any Pets-Mart will do. If you are looking to train dogs for the competitive world look for who is consistently winning in that particular discipline with more than just one dog.
Most important ,, there are no secrets, what you learn, pass on.
