taxtell

Heya!

My trainer is retiring in October and I am having a hard time finding someone new! Nicole is awesome and I really like her. Our class is small (it is me, a whippet/hound mix named Tucker, a Wheaton called Corbitt and occasionally a Old English Sheepdog named Garfunkle!) and our trainer takes very good care of us. She even ran us through some of the national courses!

What is the best route to go, do you think? One on one instruction or another class? How should I 'interview' a new trainer?

Flip has a pretty strong foundation already, he can do just about anything, the only trouble I have with him is focus. He tends to get the zoomies in class pretty frequently!

Thanks

debjen

Did you ask your trainer who she would recommend..the other thing I would do is go to some trials in your area and watch the dogs and handlers to see how they work together and if you see someone handling the way you would like to ask who their trainer is. Go to some classes to watch and see if you like they way they teach...

Good luck

Teffy

I agree with debjen and would like to add...is there a judge you like and lives near you? My agility instructor is a judge and it's one-on-one, I didn't think I'd like not having other dogs around but for agility...I do, you can run a course or I few short sequences or an equipment without having to wait on someone else, not to sound impatient but agility is expensive. It's not like you can practice your stays in the corner while another person is working on a finish.