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Originally Posted by I make oil
Raymond, obviously I don't have your knowledge or experience in this industry. Nor do I pretend to. Any information I have on the success of different trainers is third, forth and fifth hand. I wasn't attempting to wow anyone with my knowledge only support my comment on the level that the most elite trainers can make it to. Income only being a measuring stick of success. I understand they don't make all their money from training and I'm sure a considerable amount of their income is likely a result from books, magazine articles, DVDs, personal appearances and selling dogs. All of are part of being professional trainers. That is my point. Success in any profession breed more success. That is what being a "professional" is all about. Do you think the people I work for had no other choice than to hire me? My past success is what sold me to them. I'm a professional at what I do.
Additionally, no successful trainer works alone. Once a certain level is reached they have to hire staff. Their name is the front door of the business.
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I never intended my post to call you out on your experience with dogs or dog trainers. The best in the buisness are charging $750/month with a waiting list, it isn't difficult to to figure up how many dogs they have to train to make 7 figures. How much guys make training dogs as seen from the outside is rarely the way it looks on the inside. Chris is a good hunt test trainer and probably has a waiting list but like all of the others, can only put his hands on a limited amount of dogs daily and still maintain his standards. When his standards go down so do the number of clients he will have willing to shell out what equates to a car payment + per month. DVD & Seminars have been a great money making gig for trainers and have improved our skillz tremendously handling and training dogs. I believe we are mostly on the same page but like every profession, there is none that makes 100% profit.