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    New dog trainer, about to meet my very first dog client. Where & how should we meet?

    @shepherd88 There are also so many issues that could be home dependent. Anxieties with going into the back yard because of a bad experience; discord in the house between commands, expectations and results; guarding and resource protection. All of these things are not present in a neutral setting.
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    New dog trainer, about to meet my very first dog client. Where & how should we meet?

    @royalpriestess For free ones it really depends on the municipality on your ability to conduct business on their property. Some offer a license others you are free to use if you a resident and everything in between I’d imagine. But tennis courts, basketball, lacrosse, baseball diamonds in the...
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    New dog trainer, about to meet my very first dog client. Where & how should we meet?

    @tombombidil But I think my statement that you are not setting the dog up for success is correct. There are so many variables that you have no control over that are just not an issue in a neutral location. Just because you have done it successfully doesn’t mean you wouldn’t have done better in a...
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    New dog trainer, about to meet my very first dog client. Where & how should we meet?

    @shepherd88 Because it sets up a non-neutral starting position. If the dog has ANY innate guarding tendencies your relationship is already at a disadvantage. You’re a foreign entity walking into a dogs habitat. Do you as a person feel different if someone is in your home as opposed to standing...
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    New dog trainer, about to meet my very first dog client. Where & how should we meet?

    @joeychris Do NOT do it at their house. Recipe for disaster. Do not listen to this person.
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