Dog Health Questions: Is dog training at petco worth it?

My shorkie 5 month old dog is in desperite need of doggie training. I was looking at petco as they have good times. Is it realiable and good or should i look somewhere else?

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Petco or Petsmart are okay if you're just looking to teach basic commands like "sit", "down", etc. The "trainers" they have there are not real dog trainers. They're just regular Petco/Petsmart employees, who really don't have experience training dogs. If you have a problem with your dog that you're hoping to correct, it's unlikely they will be able to help you.

If you're looking for more thorough obedience or behavioral training, I would look for a real trainer. Search online for a pet training center in your area. If they have experienced trainers, they will usually have staff info/bios on their website. A trainer like this will have many years of experience training pretty much every dog breed imaginable--and will know how to fix just about any issue your dog has.

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• YES!!! It is so good to expose your dog to the store and other dogs!!! I take my dogs and go in there and walk around all the time. They love it. You maybe able to find a cheaper place through your City Hall, or local Kennel Club. A lot of vets offices know where there are obedience classes too. Some are a lot cheaper than Petco, and will even allow you to repeat the class however many times you want, which is super, because if a problem arises, you can bop into a class. Any time you spend mula on your dog for training is a great investment. I would go to the Petco class and then look for lowcost classes after. In my Kennel Club, a bunch of us get together and train our dogs. We don't charge anything, and being a member of the club in only $20.00 a year. Good Luck!!!! Train your pup, you'll never regret it!


• Each Petco has different trainers/coaches with different levels of experience and epertise. I would ask them if you can talk to the trainer. Those classes can be very good, but some are not. If you contact your local animal welfare organization, they can likely to refer you to good, low-cost classes.


• Nahh! I would pick some place else....I went there and my dog is still the same. It is more of a class to teach the owner how to waalk it and the commandds to give it. Try to teach the dog your self first then if it doesn't work out try to find a place where it teaches you and the dog. But always remember... be patient and kind or the dog wont listen. and dont over load him/her with commands or else it will get mixed up and won't know what to do. I hope this helped!! ;)


• It very much depends on the skills and training of the individual trainers. I have had better luck by locating a dog training club in my area and attending classes there.


• I went there once and they were terrible. But it all depends on the location (: try it but try and train your dog yourself though (: it's much better


• I would shoot higher. The training is for you not your dog. A good class is about teaching the owner.


• I can't speak for Petco, but I am currently doing dog training at Petsmart, and it seems to be going well.


• They are not qualified enough to train dogs at PetCo and PetSmart, in my opinion.


• You should look somewhere else.


• Sure, they're pretty good. But try doing it yourself first.