One on One: A Dog Trainer’s Guide to Private Training
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Have you always wanted to do private training, but didn’t know how to go about it? This guide is like having a friend explain it all. You’ll start with exercises to assess your current skills, learn about sales and scheduling, and view sample phone scripts. Then it’s on to the ins and outs of taking a history: questionnaires are broken down into lifestyle, training and behavior issues, and include explanations of what your clients’ answers might mean. You’ll get pointers on designing lesson plans and protocols, tips on promoting client follow-through, and an entire chapter devoted to commonly asked questions. There’s even a bonus section with ready-to-use forms, contracts and handouts!
- Pros and cons of selling single sessions vs. packages
- What to do if an owner cannot perform an exercise correctly
- Which exercises should never be done back to back
- Which questions are crucial to ask in aggression cases
- How to work with two dogs in a home
- Special considerations for working with elderly clients
- Whether to offer discounted rates to shelters or rescues
- How to handle a recommendation for euthanasia
- Where to get further training on behavior issues
…and much more!
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Great book for all trainers. Another handy tool to have in the trainer’s tool box.
Thanks Mike
Rating: 5 / 5
One on One: A Dog Trainer’s Guide to Private Training
This book, along with ‘So you want to be a dog trainer’ are must-haves for any trainer’s library. Incredibly useful, even for experienced trainers. If you need help devising an overall plan, you need this book. Contracts, questionnaires, hand-out ideas, etc…. Excellent, and time saving!!!
Rating: 5 / 5
One on One: A Dog Trainer’s Guide to Private Training
The book was an easy read and was ok at best. It was not real detailed and only covered the basics. I would have liked to see some more depth in the chapters… I would say it was average.
Rating: 3 / 5
One on One: A Dog Trainer’s Guide to Private Training
Nicole is the most generous writer! She doesn’t need to give us all of her secrets, but she openly and honestly shares all her experience as one of the foremost trainers in the dog world. She speaks to the reader as a friend and colleague, using humor and clear, concise language. She doesn’t miss a detail yet makes you never want to put the book down. Her logical, sensible approach to people training lets you trust everything she tells you. In a business where you feel much on your own, Nicole gives you invaluable guidance. She is one in a billion.
Rating: 5 / 5
One on One: A Dog Trainer’s Guide to Private Training
I have read and re-read Nicole’s books several times, and this, her latest, is the most detailed about all the ins-and-outs of starting and operating a private dog-training business. Much more than an overview, she goes into detail about everything you need to think about before starting, with alot of very helpful information and anecdotes about situations likely to be encountered. Her sample phone scripts are excellent, because being prepared and feeling confident no matter what the person on the other end presents is crucial. This is not a dry, boring business or sales book, but fun, easy-to-read, and very practical. Thanks, Nicole!
Rating: 5 / 5
One on One: A Dog Trainer’s Guide to Private Training