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I'm interested in how a person becomes a trainer or decoy. Not the Petco/PetSmart variety, the people seek you out from miles around & your schedule's booked solid for months type. I understand reputation is key, and it takes time to develop one. How does a person become sucessful in the field? Has anyone here ever thought of making a carrer of it? I've been a Nanny for, well forever, and if there's anything that would bring me the sheer joy I get from my job, it would be working with dogs. Is it possible to earn a decent pay?

(Sorry if this should maybe be in general/misc. I wasn't sure)
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This is how the trainer charges that I was going to send my dogs to:

The cost for training at our facility is $55/session. The cost at your home/location is $75/session.
We also offer an intensive in-kennel training program/"doggy boot camp" at our facility. We board your dog and do all of the training. At the completion of the course, we offer an intensive training program/review with you and your dog. The cost of this program is $45/daily. This charge includes a daily boarding fee of $15.
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Imagine if you really built clientele, I think there can be some money made. Let's say you only did 3 training sessions per day 5 days a week. Depending on whether you did home sessions or "facility sessions", you could easily make anywhere from 43-58k per year. (That's for 3 dogs per work day, imagine if you had more than that!) I can't even afford to send my dogs there since I have multiple dogs. I may send Koa though, as a last resort. Just hard to come up with that money during holidays.
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peeblerelf said:
LuvaBULL said:
This is how the trainer charges that I was going to send my dogs to:

The cost for training at our facility is $55/session. The cost at your home/location is $75/session.
We also offer an intensive in-kennel training program/"doggy boot camp" at our facility. We board your dog and do all of the training. At the completion of the course, we offer an intensive training program/review with you and your dog. The cost of this program is $45/daily. This charge includes a daily boarding fee of $15.
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Imagine if you really built clientele, I think there can be some money made. Let's say you only did 3 training sessions per day 5 days a week. Depending on whether you did home sessions or "facility sessions", you could easily make anywhere from 43-58k per year. (That's for 3 dogs per work day, imagine if you had more than that!) I can't even afford to send my dogs there since I have multiple dogs. I may send Koa though, as a last resort. Just hard to come up with that money during holidays.
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Its easy to say, and put on paper the possibility of making a lot of money through dog training, but not so easy to get those people to come in and PAY you. Its not as easy as it sounds.
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True! Nothing is ever easy, and I thought of facility rent and overhead too. But I'm just saying it CAN BE more than spare change in your pocket if you play your cards right. Some people could make a comfortable living, especially when they live in a dual income household. Good luck, sounds exciting!
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