Petco & Petsmart Puppy Obediance training ?

[GSD07]

Great advice! I only wanted to add that be very careful with the 'closest' ob club because they may not have the right trainers either, you do need to watch them work the dogs and decide for yourself. Very many trainers are still very compulsion oriented, especially in competitive obedience. I would rather have my puppy in Petsmart then with the choke on his neck because at the very worst he will be taught nothing but he won't be ruined either. The wrong private trainer can mess up your puppy big times so ask a lot of questions before committing to anything. Good luck!

[angierose]

The Petsmart puppy class we're in is very basic. Kaylee has known everything we've covered so far, since I worked with her on my own before classes.

But as the others have said, for socialization and distraction work, it's great. We're in a class with eight other dogs of all sizes, mostly puppies but one is an older rescue. Kaylee gets to meet them and play a little, and just being around all those dogs wears her out! She's learned to sit and down and focus while all the others around us are barking and pulling like crazy (not to say she doesn't have her own I-just-wanna-play times too, of course).

One of the reasons I chose this class, besides its closeness to home, was the trainer. She owns and has worked with GSDs and loves Kaylee. I don't know if we'll stick with Petsmart when this class is over, but if we do I'll be signing up with this same trainer.