Dog Health Questions: Do dog trainers get bit or attacked often?

I love dogs of all sizes and have a boxer myself. I read alot about dogs and know quite a bit about different breeds. A friend suggested I go into Dog training. Most dogs don't bother me at all but I must admit I have come accross some that have been a bit intimidating and was actually bit in the buttocks by a dog when I was a teenager. I was wondering if trainers actually do get bit often?

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I would imagine that inexperienced trainers may, yes, often be attacked. Experienced or very well-taught trainers? Not really.

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• We try not to and most don't. If you have a lot of experience with dogs you get so you can "read" them. Also you learn how to approach a strange dog without intimidating them. As a trainer, I never had a dog go for me. As a groomer, that is a different story. We have to do things to dogs that they find unpleasant or possibly painful (e.g., accidentally clipping a nail too short) and some defend themselves with their teeth. That isn't the case for a trainer.


• *stares at big fat bandage from chihuahua*
  
  Trust me, it's a wonderful job, but you will get hurt. It's rare that it will be serious. It also depends on what type of training you do. Puppy preschool? Just pinpricks. But if you specialize in aggressive dogs, you have to be prepared.


• it depends on wat kind of dog. with bigger and more aggressive dogs we have hand and arm protection


• not really good trainers know how 2 defuse the situation and how 2 con front a dog its all about the dogs body lang is the tail wagging and btw legs head down the 1 thing i have come 2 learn is never stare a dog down that intimation as Well as never-let a dog get above ur higher than u and they now have cd cause that then makes control a lot-of trailer's use clicker as a distraction will admit i was bitten on the hand by 1 of our Shep's over 15 yrs ago but it was my fault we took her camping with us and she loved the water so we took her down 2 the water 2 cool off and i was splashing-water at her and she would bite at it well i got 2 close with my hand and i got bit the bite went all the way threw my palm Shep's have a powerful bite 1500pdspersqinch where as a rotty and dobbie are not as powerful with there bites but it was my fault i just went and put a bandage on it thabk good ness good Ness no aeks 2 heal up but i look at it it was my fault cause er2 we did not or having 2 go 2 the er or doc cause under law dog bites have 2 be reported it took a loved water and i knew that but i chalked it-up asa of well but if that's what u want 2 do just remember never stare a dog down that's threating 2 them in fact with the 1 mastiff i have here now all i have 2 do is point 4 him 2 go some where else another tip dogs only can relate 2 1 word like sit or come/ stay but if u put sit down that 2 words good luck i hope u find ur calling and remember if not the breed a lot of times its the-owners lack of attention there are-no bad dogs just bad owner's so please let me know which direction u choose 2 go and good luck i hope my answer helped out a bit lynnet :) :)