I used Petco trainers twice.
(I'll assume Petco and Petsmart are about the same?)
The first was in my opinion CRUMMY!
The second Petco trainer, I used was wonderful for socializing, basic obediece and even behavior problems.
She was very confident/comfortable around all dogs,
and if a dog was a bit of a challenge she spent some extra time with the owner, while still never ignoring other's
in her class.
IF you feel "comfortable" with the training methods
and the way the trainer teaches don't worry.
In my opinion the trainer should be confident,competent,
knowledgeable, not harsh and love
what he or she does.
Their are good and bad in every field.
I hope I don't get flamed, but
I do agree with oodlesofpoodles about waiting
for your puppy to have its shots before
going to a Petsmart class.
My friend who gave me Rocky wanted me to take
him to kindergarten classes, before he got his
last shots. Breeders and trainers do seem to have
a split about the pro's and con's on when to
start puppy classes when it comes to shots.
But I ended up listening to my vet. and waited.![]()
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