Think this is a fair price?
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| OMG - I pay $35 for a private half hour agility lesson, but my trainers charge the same for obedience and other issues.
The most I ever paid was $150 for about two hours with an initial consult with a behaviorist and maybe then $25 a week for a class with three dogs with similar issues after that. I paid $75 for a group problem solving lesson with a world class trainer (who actually solved our issue in about a minute and a half Your prices seem high to me - and what is their solution, what is you rproblem and what will they be doing for ALLLLL that money? |
| I think that sounds like a lot of money, but I guess it depends on what the training is for. Are you trying to tackle a specific problem(s) or is it just general obedience? |
| Also I have to say - I don't get the board an train stuff. Usually its the looped end of the leash that really needs the training. |
cyakins wrote: We met with a trainer yesterday, and we have the option of six private lessons for $510 or a ten day board and train for $1650. We are going for the six lessons, but if we decide to do the boarding later, the cost of the private lessons comes off the total. The lady we met does the Forcefree method, and George was responding to her very well. So do you all think that is a fair price? And what about the board and train price, which includes a lifetime guarantee and follow up lessons if needed. Thanks for your input guys!
I don't. We were offered 3 weeks with boarding AND grooming for 1000 ...and guarantees on all the training we want and any behavior problems. She has a 100% success and a list of all her clients which you can get from the connecting boarding/grooming place she works for. With all that, we thought 1000 was steep b/c what it boils down to.. is 2-4 short sessions a day. Boarding is good b/c it doesn't erase any of the work she has done with your dog since the owners are usually doing things incorrectly. BUT when you break it down to how much time she spends with the dog ...that's not much even if there's a guarantee. Just seems expensive. Another place offered a lifetime of support of existing and new behaviors for $600 something. They come and teach you the skills... come back in 5 weeks and re-teach you and address new issues and then only come back when needed. |
| Like some of the others, I guess I'd want to know what you're getting for that. Are you trying to work on certain problems or general obedience? That sounds kind of high for the midwest but I don't know what prices are in your part of the country fr that type of service. |
| I think it really depends on the trainer and what you want her to accomplish (do you have run-of-the-mill issues or bigger problems). I have done almost every type of training - from cookie-cutter Petsmart puppy class ($100/8 weeks), AKC club obedience classes ($65 8 weeks before joining club, $25/8 weeks after joining) and a high-end private trainer for $85/hr at his place (1 1/2 hrs away) or $350 for 3 hours at my place (paid for his travel time). I have to say for regular issues, I did best with the AKC obedience club. They taught me (which is just as important as teaching the dogs) and were very knowledgable/friendly. For my overprotective GSDs, I worked with the private trainer. I have to say, within the first hour I could see changes with my dogs. He was impressed with the amount I knew about dog training (Thanks obedience club!) and worked on more specific and complicated cues/issues. He offered board and train but as the issues pertain to my pups being overprotective of me, it worked out better to do private sessions.
The most important thing about dog training is making sure that you are consistent and understand the training. If you do decide to board and train, I'd make sure that the trainer is just as good with working w/owners as with dogs. |
Well, ever since we moved to Arizona, George's personality has changed. He's very protective, but not aggressive, although he has growled at a couple of people. He finally discovered his nose and has investigated food and stolen a few pieces....quite disturbing when you aren't used to it, lol. I think we are going to cancel and try taking him out for lots and lots of exercise. I think a lot of his issues are coming from his age, he'll be three in April, so he's going through that adolescent weirdness. Hopefully things will work out and he will start acting more like our dog and less like a blooming idiot.  |
| correct him and go back to working basic obedience to remind him he has to tow the line.
By three they should be over most of the nonsense and settling into adult status. |
| I know with our dog, Samson he loves his daily runs out with the quad. He is a totally different dog when he gets the exercise he needs. When he returns from his runs he is so happy he just bounces everywhere...lol.
In my experience most behaviors come from boredom. We are getting a couple of goats in the spring and are going to start herding with all our dogs. |
| I pay $80.00 for 6 weeks of 1-hour sessions of competitive obedience training & $90.00 for the same in agility. If I wanted private lessons they are $50.00 per hour. And these classes are run by an official AKC obedience & agility judge. It really is about training the person too & doing it around other dogs so they learn while having distractions & learning to wait their turn for things. |
| We did private lessons with Tonks and Luna; together they were $75/hour. We went once a week and had most of our problems licked in 2 weeks. We continued with the lessons for anther week or two to be sure, and then had an in house lesson (that one was $100). We found the girls behaved very well at "school" but didn't think the same rules applied at home. One in-house training session helped them to understand it was obedience all the time, where ever were.
We didn't consider the "sleep away camp" option, knowing that it was no good if they learned to respect the trainer, but not us. The one on one training sessions were as much about teaching us how to work with the girls, as it was about training the dogs themselves. At the end, we were so pleased with our trainer and with the results, that we paid for a "Life time of Training". For $250 per dog, we can drop in on classes 5 days a week, for the life time of the registered dog. |
| I can't say whether thats a fair price or not. Here in downstate NY, everything is expensive!
I will add my 2 cents however and say training is just as much about the handler as it is about the dog. Boarding may do well but unless you are trained yourself, your dog will soon become confused and you'll be back to square one. Usually its the owners training their dogs to do the wrong things and rewarding them inappropriately without realizing it that create the problem 
Also, taking group classes gives your dog the opportunity to socialize and be around other dogs while at the same time you are around people with the same behavior problems. I like group classes and then private for special issues or "extra help" so to speak. Have you looked into adult ed classes at nights offerred by the Town or colleges? They have obedience classes often. |
| I know Ceasar Milan charges around $400.00 to make a home visit, but that is his price. Do you think this person is that good? I would think you were being charged at least double of any good trainer I have inquired into...think again. |
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