Continued training?
Recently had an owner send their dog away for what I assume to be, very expensive training at a boarders. The dog is back home now.
This trainer used e correction with an e collar and specific verbage.
I've been given over an hour of videos to watch, and given specific instructions on how to walk the dog, from start to finish, using specific commands, using ecollar settings, even ball play is now regulated.
I've been left with instructions on how to start a walk, what to do if he doesn't heel or listen (up the ecollar settings until he pays attention), even playing with a ball like bringing it back, etc. It's a LOT to take in and it's enough that written instructions are overwhelming.
This client is one of my older clients and I just recently added a $2 rate increase starting in June per visit. It's still less than what I charge new clients. I don't want to increase too much or too rapidly.
But I'm a pet sitter. I show up and take the dog for a normal walk, play, potty, occasionally feed and water, and then leave.
I'm not a trainer.
The reason why this dog went to the trainers is because of aggression with other animals, especially dogs and cats, as well as just not listening in general.
He's an older dog. 7 years I think.
He was doing well for me with a loose walk and if we saw a potential trigger I walked him up onto a driveway, put him in a sit and waited OR and gave lots of space, or we turned a different direction.
But I guess this owner's new significant other has cats and other dogs so it's become a huge safety issue, hence the needing extensive training.
I really don't want to lose them as a client or lose the pup because I really like the dog, but again, how much training (extended or otherwise) should I be expected to perform with with the dog outside of basic obedience?
I am trained in aggression and other things like redirection, basic training (sit, stay, heel, leave it, off, down, etc) and have been doing this as a business insured for over 2 years and was on Rover for 2 before this.