Dog Training School – Sleep Away?
Question by PeteMac: Dog Training School – Sleep Away?
i heard a few people tell me about a dog training school that lets you send your dog away to and teaches them commands. I heard they go for a few weeks and they come back trained and obedient. Has anyone heard of this? Are there any good ones?
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Answer by Kathy
Yeaa…Down the street where i live 
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I wouldn’t send my dog away, by himself. I would want one where I go with them.
unless it is very popular, and shows where they keep the dogs, how they train them, with proof
This is such a bad idea. It teaches the dog to be obedient to the trainer but not the owner. In most cases, obedience problems mean the owner needs to be taught something, not the dog. If you want a truly trained and obedient dog that listens to you then you have to do the leg work and not pack it off for someone else to deal with.
A big part of training a dog is training the human.
I would not send my dogs anywhere. The trainer needs to come to me.
So…that’s a cop out! why not just hire someone to raise the dog for you. All you’ll have to do is claim ownership. To appreciate a dog is to be involved in every aspect of it’s training and care.
The dog needs to recognize YOU as it’s ALPHA leader and not someone you hire to do it for you. The only way you can get it to interact and train like YOU want it is to be involved yourself. That’s not to say that professional guidance shouldn’t be available,l but YOU need to be the MAN!
I want my dog to obey me , not some stranger. I trained my dog myself. It is part of being a responsible dog owner.
Why would you not want to be involved in the training of your dog? Part of the obedience training experience is your ability to bond with your dog, and you certainly can’t do that if you aren’t even there. Do you really want a stranger teaching your dog? How is your dog going to respond to you if you are not the recognized authority?
Such a bad, bad, idea.
I have only ever heard negative things about these places,
unflatteringly known as puppy “boot camps”.
There was recently a question on this site from someone who did this and the result was a traumatized and terrified puppy.
Contrary to popular belief, that is the absolute best thing to do. Everybody WANTS to train their own dog. The reality is, that about .005% are actually capable of doing so to a level that isn’t a complete embarrassment. We stopped offering “Group” and “Private” lessons over 20 years ago. People that have never seen a “professionally” trained dog, don’t have any idea that they’ve only tapped about 15% of their dog’s abilities. When a dog is trained “in kennel”, the owner is brought in several times during the stay, so they understand how to work the dog, how to enforce commands, learn about their dogs temperament, drives, nerves,etc. Things most people have no concept of. Sure, most people can make their dog follow some basic commands….but it’s just the tip of the iceberg. A “REAL” trainer understands a gazillion methods….reads the dog every second of the time they’re working together, and adjusts techniques in a split second. Understanding what works and what doesn’t work for any particular dog is vital to get the top potential. You, and just under 100% of people cannot tell what is, and what isn’t working. When a trainer comes to your home…one of 2 things happen. 1st, he/she is from a franchise dog training company (or he’s “certified by a company or college)…he understands 1 method…and THAT, and ONLY that is what you learn. It may, or may not be a good method for your dog. 2nd….he/she is a professional trainer looking to make an easy “Buck” from you…he/she handles the dog well and progress is fast…he/she gives you instructions to follow until he/she returns in 7 days (or you go back to class)…..his instructions are based on what he sees and “reads” while he is there….the second he leaves, the dog is different….you cannot “read” the dog, so you don’t realize it….the instructions given are now completely wrong. 9 out of every 10 dogs we train are “re-trains”. Once you’ve owned a professionally trained dog, you’ll never attempt to try it yourself again.
The ONLY down side: it costs 10 times more than lessons”
The UP side: the training is 10 times better.
IF I wanted to race in NASCAR at a high level, I wouldn’t try to build my own car. Why?? Because I’m not a mechanic. The smart thing to do, would be to have Dale Earnhardt Inc. build a car for me…then teach me how to drive it without blowing the engine or transmission. Same principal.