I'm one of the naysayers when it comes to Petsmart's training programs because I had a bad experience with the one local to me. I posted this in another thread... one of the things I forgot to mention there was that I hated the fact that the class was given in the middle of the store.. there are just too many distractions and people were always asking the trainer where stuff in the store was, when it was obvious she was doing something. For older dogs the distractions would be fine, but for puppies it makes training basics that much harder.
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Originally Posted by Mystify79 I enrolled Tuffy when he was about 5 months old and it was horrible.. at least at the one here in Lubbock. The trainer wasn't very good and one day showed up in class saying some of her dogs had parvo and not to let our dogs touch her.. after she had let Tuffy climb all over her!  At least Tuffy had all of his shots at the time but my sister had a little puppy who hadn't and I was worried about him picking it up from Tuffy being exposed to it. Needless to say that was one of many problems we had. The only thing Tuffy learned in that class was how to bark.  He already had mastered most of the basic stuff at home with me and he actually was worse than we started the class. Another problem was that all the other dogs in the class were HUGE! A doberman and a boxer! The boxer took a swipe at Tuffy and totally knocked him over.. Tuffy spent the rest of the classes hiding behind me whenever those dogs would get near him. I would suggest going and watching a class and seeing if it fits with how you want to train your dog. Also ask them what the usual ratio of small to big dogs they have. I've heard good and bad things and I think it's all about how they do it in your area. Good luck! |