More of a good-bye

[NCPatchwork]

This is more of a good-bye than an introduction. Sometime this week or the next, PetSmart will be sending me to Charlotte to become a Pet Trainer. I will be gone for 2 weeks to learn all that I need to become one. Please, keep in touch, I need any and all encouragement while I am gone, but I will only be able to get online when I come home to visit. Thanks guys! I'll tell you the exact date later!

[MercedesMama]

Oh no! I'll miss ya and good luck. I'll give ya my email so check your PMs!

[Suki]

good luck! and be sure to teach them how to properly handle an APBT!!!;)

[Verderben]

This is more of a good-bye than an introduction. Sometime this week or the next, PetSmart will be sending me to Charlotte to become a Pet Trainer. I will be gone for 2 weeks to learn all that I need to become one. Please, keep in touch, I need any and all encouragement while I am gone, but I will only be able to get online when I come home to visit. Thanks guys! I'll tell you the exact date later!Be sure its what you really want to do. My friends mom was a tariner beforehand and applied for petsmart and now has to do things THIER way. She hates it. and she says the classes are crap (which I already know because I have taken a few, I also work there so I get to hear people complain about how thier dog is still bad and doesnt listen). She is considering quiting because its petsmarts way or the highway . and petsmarts way isnt all that good.

[CB]

Your coming to my area thats cool. If you ever want to come look at some dogs or talk about dogs then hit me up.

[catcher T]

Good Luck,,,the training can't hurt

[Attila]

glory be! Two weeks of training to be a trainer. I pray that they can keep you busy full time to make it worth the while of going to a large city like that. I expect they will be funding your move and a conciderable benifit package yes? Maybe you'll get the pleasure of meeting CB and his dogs. I have enough friends out on the east coast I should make one last tour of it. It has been about 18 years about from my last visit any place in the east. Unless you count overseas. In that case I have been so far east I was nearly back to the USA. lol I pray that it is a wonderful experience for you and it furthers your career. Keep a list of coustomers as references for a higher more professional job as a trainer for large kennel or an independant contractor. There is good money in that if your good. I have faith that you will be and probably rate better than the one who will be trying to teach you to be a dog trainer. Try not to internalize the out line as a coded thought pattern. Some things I am sure you'll want to change once you head out on your own. I found gaps in their out line. It is suitable for a pet. Not a working dog and for sure not a show dog. I think its best benifit is that it is a socializatoin opprotunity for your pets with other dogs and getting some basics down in the process. I wish the best for you and will have you in my prayers as well. I hope that you will find the time to continue to be a part of this site I have really injoyed your post.

WB

[asaj]

Its not a good bye! its a see ya all later! I wish you the all the best, even if it turns out to something that you dont like, you will learn something! I have worked in many contrys, some good ,some not so good. But I have always learned something!
Funny! one of my best friend just moved back to USA, from St.Lucia. He lives in Charlotte!!!! I will PM you!

[lil_bit807]

Good luck !!!

[FearlessKnight]

Hope you a wonderful 2 weeks.....I look foward to your coming back (to teach us what you learned)...lol, Hope you have a great time...enjoy, we will miss you for 2 weeks!

[NCPatchwork]

Thanks everyone. When I took the classes myself, I saw several gaps, especially for the people, like me, who wanted to show their dogs. I thought they needed a stand command. I intend to somewhat change some of the "scenery" in the classes and help not only the pet people, but the show people also! Thanks so much everyone!

[LuvinBullies]

Best of luck!!! I'm interested to see how things go- please keep me posted, I'm sending you my email in a PM!

[NCPatchwork]

Okay..here is an update...I have to be there tomorrow by 12...nice notice, huh? Anyways..its all good...Talk to y'all soon! Have a nice week and pm me anytime you want!

[missybee16]

Hope alls well for ya now. Good luck & change some minds for us all. Take care!

[Attila]

Thanks everyone. When I took the classes myself, I saw several gaps, especially for the people, like me, who wanted to show their dogs. I thought they needed a stand command. I intend to somewhat change some of the "scenery" in the classes and help not only the pet people, but the show people also! Thanks so much everyone!Me too I did it just to see what it was about. A stance, stand commands are needed. and the sit when you stop ommited. Watch me is ok I suppose. I use a different command but the action is about the same. I use different things for differnt people. Not all the dogs I work with stay in the United States or belong to English speaking folks.

I hope you do great and much better than the person I did the course with. I used it with Pudgy my male Shar-Pei. Then I had to really stop some habits that he picked up or that I allowed him to do that I should not have like the sit when we stop deal. It is harder to break one than make one I will tell you that for sure.

[NCPatchwork]

I'm back for two days! I am moving in with my dad...and I'm having to go down to one dog...it's killing me slowly...thats for sure. I'm only going to be able to keep Phantom, but I intend to find a place soon...I'm two days ahead in Charlotte. I have never seen so many pits..thats for sure. Also, I saw my first "LARGE" pit bull in person...I was shocked to see it....Anyways...I miss y'all soo much...Have a great week!