That's really cool! I've made some connections with trainers in the area, my boss is an obeidience trainer, I helped him teach a class, he didn't give me any warning on what we'd be doing that day and kind of threw me to the wolves for lack of a better term so I really didn't look like I knew what I was doing! That's a great idea, I talked to a couple times a trainer is 100% praise based too, I should sign up for one of her classes. That's really cool that you are in the loop with all these impressive people! I wish I had a support system around here like that.
I don't want to get into conformation or agility or anything like that. I want to enrich the bond between the family and the dog. The only thing I would even THINK about getting into is Obedience trials, not for fun but to show that I'm a good trainer you know? I'm not really into things like that but I would give it a thought.
I thought I'd learn a lot about dogs working at the groomer but really I'm just for lack of a better word torturing the dogs, I can't blame them for biting me. I would hate it if people were blowing hot air on me just to make me look good! I don't think grooming or bathing is for me, not very much fun... I haven't learned very much about dogs. Bassets don't like there feet being touched, big dogs don't like being picked up, no dog likes it's face being blown on with hot air. I mean all these things are givens... I want out of the grooming business, it's only frusterating me. I don't know where to go from here though.
Ps. I LOVE Mateos fawn spot on his chest in the white! It's so charming!