DIY vs Professional Dog Training - What's Behind the Cost?

Many folks start out training their dog with a DIY mindset. They watch videos and seek out crowdsourced advice. Oftentimes this works for a while, until it doesn't. Annoying barking, nipping, and jumping for attention creeps in and overwhelms everyone. 

DIY dog training may have given you a good foundation. You've taught your dog to sit, shake, lay down, and stay. But what do you do at the end of the day when your dog won't stop misbehaving or has aggression, reactive, or separation anxiety behavior challenges? 

You type in even more keywords into a search engine while your dog’s behavior worsens. Hopefully, you’re searching for a reward-based professional dog trainer who inspires cooperation not compulsion.  I’m here to give your search some context and describe what a professional dog trainer brings to your session.

For starters, professional trainers spend both time and money investing in best practice education. We begin our education foundation by studying animal behavior science. We also read numerous books, travel to seminars and conferences with internationally recognized scientists and trainers, and devote ourselves to continuing education in general to stay current. 

Next, we often start our careers by apprenticing unpaid with senior trainers to observe dog body language and the mechanics of training. We volunteer our time anywhere we can to work on handling skills. We practice our training skills on multiple species — including dogs. Twelve years ago, Behavior United’s Jackie Moyano honed her training skills on Leghorn chickens!

We prepare for certifications requiring hundreds of hours of training people and their dogs before taking a written exam. Force free trainers agree to follow best practices as described by the exam certification board and the American College of Veterinary Behaviorists.

Through all this hard work, we become fluent in training mechanics and scientific principles, giving you the biggest bang for your buck. Sure, you could do the same thing, but do you have the time, desire, or need to become as good as a pro?

There are thousands of hours of experience behind every lesson, and it doesn’t end when we leave your home. We provide support via emails, texts, and phone calls. In short, the professional dog trainer puts in the work so you can be confident that you and your faithful companion are in good hands. 

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