Why are there so many dog trainers in the Tampa Bay area?

In your search for a dog trainer in the Tampa Bay area you probably realized that there are an overwhelming amount of dog trainers here. Why are there so many dog trainers in Tampa? North Tampa Dog Training is a locally owned independently operated dog training business that has been around since 2011. What we observed during the Covid era was unprecedented. We saw an oversaturation of underqualified dog trainers into the Tampa market. The Applebee’s server got laid off from Covid and then she/he decided to start a dog training business because she/he loved their fur baby and thought dog training was neat. Enter the franchise dog trainer. The franchise dog trainer is basically a social media, influencer and digital marketing expert, but short on dog training knowledge. The Applebee server and franchise dog trainer went together like peanut butter and jelly. The franchise dog trainer handles all the marketing and sales and draws you in with “fools gold” at an overpriced service. Then hands you off to a dog trainer who only completed an online 3 week course and interned under 5 dogs. The price is inflated so all the middle men can make their money and you the consumer suffer because the trainer lacks experience knowledge and understanding of basic dog behavior. Just like McDonald’s, Burger King or Taco Bell you’re getting a cheap easily produced product. But instead of paying a bargain price you’re paying more than you would at a sitdown restaurant. Corporate America infiltrating a market to take advantage of the consumer and put profit over product. Dog training in the Tampa Bay area can be more affordable than what you may think. At North Tampa, dog training we don’t have the overhead expenses like most of the other dog trainers. We own our property and facility debt free and our word of mouth business keeps us in business with very little marketing. The other unique feature is that the owner, Chris Meverden, also operates the business and does 90% of the training on the dogs. Chris has won five national championships and has competed internationally with his own German Shepherds. He prefers to do the training and leave the administrative work to outside help since his real talent is training dogs, not being an office worker. This business model is vastly different than most other dog trainers in the Tampa Bay area. Your dog is being trained by the best of the best dog trainers and you are learning from a dog trainer with 20+ years of experience and numerous accomplishments on the trial field