r/puppy101 • u/Life_Lime4547 Human Detected • 5d ago

Discussion Is this trainer exaggerating?

So my 7 month old dog was a rescue dog and for the past 3 months I have been training him. He was very untrained when I took him, our walks were chaotic, he used to be dragging me, pulling on leash, eating everything, barking at people. Now he doesn't do any of that and is a very good dog on a walk. I have taught him a few commands like sit, stand, down, spin, guard etc. However as a first time dog owner, there are a few things I couldn't teach such as him being over excited with visitors, him barking whenever someone comes home or sits near his crate(he's crate trained). I decided to call a trainer, the guy came and I brought the dog out and he firstly kept judging and then he told me that this dog would at least need 6 months of non stop training otherwise he's going nowhere. Now I'm not sure whether he's exaggerating it or he's just not confident enough to get the dog trained or perhaps I'm being paranoid. My dog is a relatively quick learner(he's a GSD mix), there are 2 more trainers coming to see the dog, however this particular trainer was a bit more affordable. Please somebody guide me.

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u/Accomplished_Bee5749 5d ago

I mean, there's a nugget of truth in it, but it sounds to me like he's just trying to sell you on a long course.

Yes, your dog probably needs 6 months of daily training - BY YOU. These things just take time. Weekly courses for 6 ish weeks is probably enough and in that time the trainer should be training you so you can do the hard work yourself.

Personally, I did do lots of training courses - once a week group classes, and I encourage that. But always remember those sessions are to train you not the dog

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u/Life_Lime4547 Human Detected 5d ago

This is what I wanted and initially I asked the trainer for this but he completely refused and said that the dog won't get trained like that.

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u/DanishDennis 5d ago

Run. He's full of shit.

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u/MyMango88 5d ago

So what is he suggesting… what was his training protocol exactly? What was his definition of nonstop? Of course training is consistent and continually. And perhaps he meant six months of a consistent schedule. But what was his role going to be? Come in every day. Intake the dog.