WARNING! Some unscrupulous people are marketing themselves as ‘Qualified Behaviourists/Trainers’ when they have no canine related academic qualifications and limited practical experience.
Beware they may have no knowledge of learning theory and engaging their services may cause irreversible damage to your dog!
Currently there is no legislation or regulation on the provision of dog training and behaviour services and anyone can call themselves a dog trainer, instructor or behaviourist. This means that dog owners have no guarantee that the ‘trainer’ they’ve hired knows anything about training dogs!
Also beware of rash claims that a particular trainers’ methods are 100% guaranteed to work, as this cannot be accurate and truly representative. On one site after stating the ’100% Guaranteed’ read their small print!
Before you book any sessions, ask the question, “can you tell me what qualifications you have?” If the answer is anything but yes, do yourself and your dog a big favour and go elsewhere.
