Comments on: Is it worth it to send your dog to school for training??

By: rod

rod — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 01:24:09 +0000

Please,
My mother-in-law is a very sweet 68 year old that insisted she have a pit bull rather than a lap dog. Karen is very strong willed yet Red (her pit has found to be much stronger than she is. Red is a perfect gentleman most of the time, but when a dog larger than he comes in sight he turns into a maniac. I suggested she send him to obedience school and let them train him with the basic commands and “fix” his small dog mentality but we have no idea where to begin. Red needs her and she needs him but they both need help. Can anyone help?

By: let'sgo

let'sgo — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 19:36:59 +0000

Training won't save that much time for you. It ONLY works if you keep working with your dog once he gets home. Otherwise it is completely useless and your dog will quickly learn that while it was off at school, it had to obey, but now that it's back home with his pushover parents it can do whatever it wants. If you send him off to school, learn from the trainers there how to work with him and KEEP IT UP. There is no quick-fix to have a wonderfully trained dog. If you absolutely don't have any time at all for it, you shouldn't have gotten a dog in the first place.
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By: raiderette585

raiderette585 — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 19:06:59 +0000

no….I paid $300 and my dog learned to sit…Thats all
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By: Help Needed!!!!!!

Help Needed!!!!!! — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 18:18:59 +0000

well you have to be smarter than the dog to tech the dog so I think so should learn how to train ur dog urself
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By: brendahand2395@sbcglobal.net

brendahand2395@sbcglobal.net — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:31:59 +0000

Do you have time to go hunting?Yes it would be good since you don't have time to train it yourself some one needs to train it if that's what you got him/her in the first place
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By: cgspitfire

cgspitfire — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 16:52:59 +0000

As a handler, I much prefer when the owner can train with their dog but if it's not possible, it's best to find a trainer you're comfortable with, either locally or at a training kennel. Talk with your vet and/or local feed store operators to get some names of trainers near you. Check them out thoroughly. Good luck.
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By: Sheido

Sheido — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 16:29:59 +0000

Absolutely yes!!!!
An uneducated dog is an unhappy dog and it makes your life very complicated!
If you don’t have time to do it yourself get an expert.
But…make sure he or she knows his/her business…try if you can to get references…talk to the owners of some of his students..
Best of luck!
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By: Dawn A

Dawn A — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 16:21:59 +0000

YES since you said you don't have the time,it's better you did do the training school.It can be expensive but worth it in the end.
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By: hooligan_71

hooligan_71 — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 15:41:59 +0000

Only if you are going to stick to using the commands and other stuff that you learn in the class. Otherwise the dog will forget what it learned.
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By: EMERY

EMERY — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 14:51:59 +0000

Yes. My friend Sent his Brittney to a school that trains hunting dogs..It is GREAT! It bring out the instinct in them... But they are Expensive. The Dog has to go back again to learn more stuff this summer :-/ Or you can take Him yourself to school. Its a lot cheaper.
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