Every trainer and behaviorist I have met did an innitial meet and greet for free where they evaluated where they'd place my dog prior to contract, classes etc.
I liked that I got a feel fir their specific style although I really regret our first trainer, we didnt have to pay for her classes we didn't attend.
We did get a discount with the second trainer for paying in advance for a 5 or 6a class commitment, glad it worked for us, but just blindly paying a stranger for a class set seems unfair to me. |