My husband and I debated a while before deciding on a rescue dog from a Dachshund group in Spring. Once we had her about a week we decided that we needed help with potty training so I looked into Mans Best Friend and it was the best thing we could have done.
Sure, the programs are an investment, but when you break it down over how long you will have your dog, it's not that much. We've had Mocha for 7 years and training has worked out to about $15 a month. Tha't's worth every penny to me and my family. You have to understand that it takes time to teach a dog anything...just like kids. It won't happen overnight. It takes coming back for lessons and practice at home. My husband is much better at working with our little Mocha, but she ROCKS! It took a lot of lessons and a lot of working with her but now she is what they call off leash and obeys the hand commands at a distance. Our kids even can work with her and the neighbors are so impressed. We went in looking for housebreaking help and got so much more out of the lessons. Our dog understands what we want from her and she listens to us
If you have the patience, this is a wonderful way to make your dog a happy lifetime member of your family. Our experience was great. Our tainer is great...we still come back for lessons on occasion and it's been 7 years since we first trained her there. Anyone that says otherwise probably didn't follow their instructions and has not benefitted from the training that they provide like we have.
Pros: they know their stuff
Cons: none
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