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Which is better for dog training petco or petsmart2007-11-25 2:55:35

Try a local dog shelter, humane society, SPCA, dog training club, breed club or agility club.

One of my agility instructors is a certified behaviorist (SFSPCA) who teaches for Sirius Dog Training. I've been very happy w/ their methods (positive reinforcement).

Good luck.

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I brought my dog to the PetSmart training.I loved it. My dog had a great time to.

It is a wonderful way to socialize and train your dog. You get little homework assignments each week to practice. I live in the NJ/NY area and it costs about $100-120 depending on the petsmart for an 8 week session.

I went through the 3 level --puppy, intermediate, and advanced. I would definitely recommend it. The trainer we had was great and all the dogs in the class loved her.

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deffinattly petco. petsmart costs a lot more!!!

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Strongly suggest you look for a REAL training club and skip both Petco and PetSmart.

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I used PetSmart, never liked petco for anything.

I thought it was okay. I was mostly being taught, and not my dog, but maybe that's the way it is everywhere. I took the beginner class and I'm pretty sure it was somewhere around $125. My mom wanted something cheap, and that was the cheapest we could find. And they use positive reinforcement, which is very important.

I don't think all their methods are correct, but I don't think they're wrong either. I thought the trainer we had sort of didn't know what she was doing concerning other questions I had, but I learned the basics. I will not go back, and I will teach my dog everything else by myself from now on. I think it's a nice place if you just want something basic. If you want anything more, I'd suggest you go somewhere else.