Be careful when selecting someone to work with you and your dog. When searching for dog training in Walnut Creek remember the best trainers train the owners. You and your dog deserve the best possible dog training in Walnut Creek and support from someone who knows how to work with all types of dogs and problems and can work with you. Many of these overnight dog trainers go out of business within the first year. Selling them the dream of becoming a Professional Dog Trainer overnight.
I feel sorry for a lot of these well intended people who have paid thousands of dollars from schools and programs who take advantage of them. Though their intentions may be in the right place they often are not prepared for the rigors of working with dog problems such as aggression, separation anxiety and other severe dog behavior problems. Many of the new dog trainers in Walnut Creek are dog owners and dog lovers who have come from the corporate world where they were down sized during the recession. How many client dogs have they trained not how many of their own dogs have they trained. Getting a certificate from a 3 to 4 week dog training school may be helpful but it alone does not prepare a person to be a professional dog trainer. The keys to finding a qualified and experienced trainer are certification from a recognized dog training professional organization such as The International Association of Canine Professionals and experience (number of years working as a dog trainer). Today the dog training in Walnut Creek area is a “buyer be ware” landscape. In my 20 years I have never seen so many self proclaimed puppy and dog trainers. There are dog training franchises and schools that have been taking advantage of people who are desperate for work and trying to reinvent themselves. New trainers are advertising themselves as professional dog trainers after only taking 3 to 4 week courses and having only trained their own dog(s). Dog training schools have proliferated durning the last 7 years but unfortunately the quality of dog and puppy training has declined.
A lot of people were displaced during the recession and a lot of them seemed to decide that they would try their hands at becoming dog trainers or dog walkers. Today a new one seems to appear every day. When he started offering dog obedience services in the Walnut Creek area years ago there were only a few professional dog trainers. Steve Bettcher of The Dog Squad has been training puppies and dogs for over 20 years. Dog Training in Walnut Creek, the Bay area and Contra Costa has changed dramatically since the great Recession.
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