What would you pay for a dog trainer?

Kaneman · 08-13-2009, 03:14 PM

Well I'm getting ready to launch the website for my venture into becoming self-employed. After numerous people wanted to hire me to make their dogs as well behaved as mine I decided to have a go at it officially. I worked a couple of dogs free of charge with the promise of good word-of-mouth.

Everything is good, but I can't decide how much I should charge for a standard 6 week program. It consists of on location visits plus trips to public locations. I don't like to train in a group and do one-on-one. Training sessions range from 1-2 hours depending on the dog. Most of the dogs I work with have aggression issues of some type.

I've always thought places like Man's Best Friend are a rip-off and can't believe people shell out that much money to have their dogs trained...especially since they're (the owner) aren't learning much anyway. Essentially I'm teaching the owner and the dog at the same time.

So, I'm takin it to the motorcycle riding masses for some general opinions on a good, fair price for the service.
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08-13-2009, 03:14 PM	#1
Kaneman AMA Supersport Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Odessa, TX Moto: 2000 Honda CBR1100XX Blackbird Posts: 4,931	What would you pay for a dog trainer? Well I'm getting ready to launch the website for my venture into becoming self-employed. After numerous people wanted to hire me to make their dogs as well behaved as mine I decided to have a go at it officially. I worked a couple of dogs free of charge with the promise of good word-of-mouth. Everything is good, but I can't decide how much I should charge for a standard 6 week program. It consists of on location visits plus trips to public locations. I don't like to train in a group and do one-on-one. Training sessions range from 1-2 hours depending on the dog. Most of the dogs I work with have aggression issues of some type. I've always thought places like Man's Best Friend are a rip-off and can't believe people shell out that much money to have their dogs trained...especially since they're (the owner) aren't learning much anyway. Essentially I'm teaching the owner and the dog at the same time. So, I'm takin it to the motorcycle riding masses for some general opinions on a good, fair price for the service. ________ Zx14 Vs Hayabusa Last edited by Kaneman; 05-09-2011 at 08:45 PM..