Dog Health Questions: Dog Training?

I just inrolled in PetSmart Basic training and I wanted to know if there was any way I could prepare my dog for his classes to impress the teacher.

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I have my puppy in the PetSmart puppy class and I have loved it. We only have 2 weeks left and my little guy has learned so much already. I think the quality of the training depends on the trainer and we have a great one. Yes, we first teach everything with a treat, but only for one week. By the next week, the puppy should obey without food. Mine does. Our trainer is very strict about stopping the treats. The best thing is that they teach you how to teach your dog. If you send your dog off to be trained, he/she might listen great to the person who trained it, but not to you.

I wouldn't worry about prepping your dog before class. If it's the first level of class, they won't expect your dog to be able to do anything yet. I think it's good to start with a clean slate.

The socialization with other puppies has been great, too.

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• I would work extra with him/her @ home. I would like to know how that works with Petsmart training. I was thinking about putting my dog in there classes.


• Be careful with the Petsmart training programs. They are food-motivated, which means that if you don't have a treat in your hand, your dog most likely won't listen to you. I enrolled two of my dobermans in the training and completed the program with both, but I was not satisfied with the results. I recently sent both my puppies to a training camp which was very expensive, but well worth it. You could also try looking for a facility that focuses completely on dog training, not a pet store. Good luck.


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