What would you pay?

[BC_MoM]

If I took money I'd take no more than her daughter's price.

Ditto. When I make "professional" websites for people, I don't charge.. I just do it to get my name out there for when I do it as a job!

But in this case, I WOULD ask for some money.. but not $15 and hour.

[lizbud]

Cute dogs. It isn't the dogs who get trained, it's the people. Do you
think the dogs will respond to her as well as they would you, if you are the
one working with them? As to an amount, I have no idea.

[beeniesmom]

I love the names: gnocchi and ziti.

Obviously your friend is Italian!

Saluti alla tua amica!

As for the $. I agree with Par None.

[.sarah]

Thanks everyone. I had thought about not charging, I'm just not sure about that yet. I tend to do a lot of free jobs for people, and then they expect a lot out of me later and are always asking for more and more free jobs, and truth of the matter is - I'm not working right now and am paying for my pets and my savings account is being drained very quickly. I'm not looking to overcharge, and I wouldn't mind even if I was just making $5 an hour, but I do need some cash. Hope that doesn't sound selfish.

Would you like to train dogs for a living in the future?

If so, then I would train them free of charge, and use it as a learning experience/reference.

Not for a living, but I will start training for the dog club I am a member of once I graduate next year. They don't pay though, everything is volunteer. This is more of an "odd job", for lack of better words. Not something I want to pursue professionally, but something I do enjoy and would have fun doing for other people. The lady I will be training for is hoping that in the future I will also do some pet sitting (and staying at her house) for her.

I was a lil' confused about how you're going to train though. You're going to cram it all in one 2 hour session, with 1 hour devoted to training? If so I think you'll be able to get the concepts across, but to expect a strong recall with just one session, is a lil' unrealistic I think.

No, what I meant was 2 hours / day, probably 2-3 times a week until he learns the commands. Sorry for the confusion. I am doing it for 2 hours (1 hour play time) because she lives way far away and I will be spending a lot on gas money to go over there and want to make my time worth while.

Just my opinion, but I think shorter sessions over more days would be more effective. A recall needs to be built over time with adding increasing levels of distraction after each success. The other thing to consider is you're training a Dachshund, not a Retriever, so it could take longer.

Yeah, I'm pretty familiar with the breed (I used to own one and delt with them often when I worked at the vet). They are quite the turds, I know. I'm ready for the challenge though, especially since I am wanting another Doxie someday. I think it will help better my training skills to have a hard headed, stubborn Dachshund at my feet.

If I took money I'd take no more than her daughter's price. I know what she means as my stepdad is a mechanic and will cut corners on family vehicles if he can, we aren't going to sue him- he spends as much time as possible on client cars though. Doxies are hard to train, especially on recall. This is going to be a much bigger challenge than a labrador. Does she understand that these are hounds and that she shouldn't expect fast results? I wouldn't want her to be angry because its taking longer for these dogs.

Yeah, she has had Dachshunds for a while now (she has another older Dachshund) and she's very familiar with the breed.

Cute dogs. It isn't the dogs who get trained, it's the people. Do you
think the dogs will respond to her as well as they would you, if you are the
one working with them? As to an amount, I have no idea.

She's familiar with the training, how you need to follow through with commands and such, so I feel pretty confident that she won't need to call me later and have me train him again because she's messed him up.

I love the names: gnocchi and ziti.

Obviously your friend is Italian!

Saluti alla tua amica!

As for the $. I agree with Par None.

lol ... she's actually Jewish, but I guess she likes pasta!