If you’re teaching group classes, chances are you’ve encountered at least a few common challenges. Like the students who confide in you their dogs “only behave during class” or “when the trainer is around.” Or having to decide between canceling or postponing classes that don’t fill on time, or going ahead with them half-full. There’s […]
Training Practices
Training Practices
Breaking Up With Clients Is Hard To Do
The old song says that breaking up is hard to do. If you’ve ever had to part ways with a client, you know that it’s true. So true, in fact, that dog pros often wait far too long to let challenging clients go, choosing to live with ongoing stress rather than face the uncomfortable moment […]
… And Repeat. Using Repetition to Help Dog Owners Succeed
Dog trainers have an interesting resistance to repetition. I’ve noticed this pop up in many places—in our conversations with dogbiz business consulting clients about their training programs and classes, in chats with trainers at our trade show booths at conferences, in online Facebook and forum conversations. I hear trainers bemoan having to repeat concepts to […]
Anatomy of a Successful Puppy Training Program
A lot is said and written about the importance of early puppy socialization and training. Which leads to a lot being said and written about the challenges of client compliance. How do we get people to take their pups out into the world despite their busy schedules? When you want something done right, do it […]
Troubleshooting Day Training
The benefits of day training are many and powerful. For you, easier marketing and sales, better income, better case outcomes, increased personal satisfaction, and you actually get to train dogs. For your clients, convenience, better and faster results, and more long-lasting results, too. For the dogs, better treatment and increased bonding with their people. After […]