I am a pretty experienced dog trainer/animal trainer. I had a great business in NYC, and restarted in in Charlotte when we moved to NC, but didn't do it as big. I only do inhome special cases that are through personal referrals (in Raleigh area now). I also charged decent $ for what I do, and insist on a certain level of owner buy-in before I will start. So my case load is small (2-4 cases a month, with no more than 2 sessions per week per case, but generally only 1 session/week) and focused on very specific, long term issues; particularly seperation anxiety, resource guarding, anxiety issues (which may include minor levels of fear aggression), and working dog issues. I don't deal with other types of aggression, I don't deal with inter or intra species conflict in the home, and I don't deal with issues involving children. I know that sounds kind of snotty and hyper selective, but I train because I love training, I enjoy the extra money, and I need to only be involved in cases where I am comfortable and not overly stressed while I am in vet school. I also work with a couple of vets who may provide meds and such (and act as referrals.) I also do not mention being in vet school because I don't know what the implications of that would be.
So, really, it is my hobby and part of the school/life balance! 😀 I just profit off it a bit (plus I already had all my protocols and equipment, so there wasn't initial loss of time or money to set up, and to not use it means I am not getting a return on the investment.)
