where else beside petsmart and petco can you get a job as a dog trainer?
Monday, February 8th, 2010 at
9:15 am
the only dog training jobs I can find are petsmart and petco. Are there any other places that offer jobs to dog trainers? you can include other pet stores that offer dog training jobs except the aforementioned ones. (10pts for best answer)
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There are privately owned ones that you could call. You would have to look the numbers for them up in the phone book or the web. Petsmart or petco trainers might also have an idea were you could go. You might also ask the trainers as well.
opening your own business is going to probalby be the easiest thing… cuz they are almost all privatly owned!!
I know that our local SPCA uses dog trainers and provides classes at their location. I don’t know if the trainers are voluteer or paid positions though.
~open own buisness. Word of mouth. Or find a reputiable trainer in your area and become an appriantce.
try spac
I don’t recommend training for work at petco or petsmart. Sorry if I’m insulting any of you, but the depth of training and experience you need won’t be given to an employee they are training.
It is possible for someone trained outside of these companies to be teaching, but not likely.
There are a number of expensive locations that you can take classes from throughout the U.S. at private schools. Did I say expensive?
Since the first things a dog needs to do is learn basic obedience, I’d recommend contacting clubs in your area. There are clubs that are strictly interested in competing in obedience. They would be a good source of information for training in your area.
People that have trained their dogs to earn championships in obedience are more likely to be great sources of information. You’ll have little information about the quality of an instructor in a school you attend.
These people in clubs can also suggest other people you can speak with, and/or schools you might attend if you really believe you must attend a school.
For example, I train for hunt tests. Two of the best professional trainers in my region never went to school. They had the opportunity to train under knowledgable people.