Prerequisite
- Equipment
- Insurance - agree to aggressive dogs wearing muzzles
- Many policies will not cover, so it is good to have good contracts and release forms
- Protection training is technically "aggression control" and NEVER "attack training".
Obtaining agitators
- Self
- Apprentice
- Paid worker
- Barter with other trainer
- Pay other trainer
- Club members (collaborate with other trainers and hobbyists)
Sell training or a dog or both?
- Sell dog - guarantee health and temperament. It is best to be HONEST about quirks.
- Sell training - guarantee response to commands and certain behaviors
- Sell both - A lot to guarantee!
Professional services
- In-kennel
- Owner's dog
- Dog direct from breeder/broker
- Your own dog available to sell
- How to charge?
- worth of dog
- labor
- Sell trained dog
- young dog
- older dog
- "green dogs" - simple contract
- How to charge?
- worth of dog
- labor
- what will you guarantee? Potential labor
- Private lessons
- Obedience and agitation usually in same lesson
- What to charge?
- time
- wear and tear on self and equipment
- labor of second trainer?
- Group/club
- Obedience first then agitation
- What to charge?
- More people less cost per person
- less individual attention
- What do you and help expect to make per hour?
- Wear and tear on equipment
- Working dog maintenance contracts
Do NOT compromise
- getting paid JUST to do bite work
- Anything that you do not feel comfortable with
- Irresponsible owners will make YOU look bad
Example of dog available for sale and sold with training contract
What drives up the cost?
- cost of dog
- did you raise in your home or kennel?
- housebroken?
- your labor and helper's labor
- rarity of dog/how easy to replace
- temperament
- bloodlines
- Supply and demand
Sample Contracts to Modify Found: HERE
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