Pup killed at trainers

by **GoosinNoVa** » Tue Oct 13, 2020 11:26 am

Long story short I took my 6 month old lab to a trainer. He said he’d need a year with him to get him to where I wanted him. After about a year since seeing my pup I get a call saying my dog and several others were killed in a accident at his kennel. Before the accident I’ve paid him over 11k in training fees. I let things settle down for a while until I reached out again on if any kind of insurance he had covers anything for my pup. He says “it is what it is”. So I’m out a dog, 11k In training and the 2k I paid for the pup. Not too sure what step to take next on this or if there is any. Anyone have any advice or run into a situation like this? Thanks

by **Locked&Loaded** » Tue Oct 13, 2020 12:50 pm

That is terrible news to hear. Sure sorry about your pup. I'd be pressing the trainer about recovery of your expenses or I'd be making a call to an attorney.

by **HNTFSH** » Tue Oct 13, 2020 1:43 pm

Damned. That's Horrible!! Sorry to hear it.

Kind of hard to know without more details but agree an attorney should have a path. Things like "was this a registered buisness".

Hate to rubber-neck but let us know how this plays out.

by **feetdown** » Tue Oct 13, 2020 2:08 pm

I would think most well to do trainers would have some kinda policies for accidents........now the Part time trainers that work regular 9-5 jobs then train on the side would be a differnt story.

So sorry to hear about that!! I couldnt begin to even think what your going thru!!

by **Mike the Fox** » Tue Oct 13, 2020 2:49 pm

That’s awful to hear. Sorry for your loss but I gotta ask- what kind of accident killed several dogs at a kennel?

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by **GoosinNoVa** » Tue Oct 13, 2020 3:04 pm

Mike the Fox wrote:That’s awful to hear. Sorry for your loss but I gotta ask- what kind of accident killed several dogs at a kennel?

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by **Locked&Loaded** » Tue Oct 13, 2020 3:26 pm

GoosinNoVa wrote:
Mike the Fox wrote:That’s awful to hear. Sorry for your loss but I gotta ask- what kind of accident killed several dogs at a kennel?

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That's terrible! Feel horrible about those dogs. Imagine they were all solid dogs if owners were paying for professional training.
I'd not take the loss lying down.

by **Bluesky2012** » Tue Oct 13, 2020 3:58 pm

I’d imagine some type of property, business, something insurance has to come into play on this. Fingers crossed something comes out of it, and really sorry for your loss. That’s tough.

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by **GoosinNoVa** » Tue Oct 13, 2020 4:06 pm

Bluesky2012 wrote:I’d imagine some type of property, business, something insurance has to come into play on this. Fingers crossed something comes out of it, and really sorry for your loss. That’s tough.

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That's what I thought as well but he's ignored my texts and calls. I did see barton created a gofundme page but I figured I would of heard something back by now.

https://www.gofundme.com/f/goose-creek- ... hare-sheet

by **Mike the Fox** » Tue Oct 13, 2020 4:36 pm

That’s terrible

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by **Bluesky2012** » Tue Oct 13, 2020 5:00 pm

GoosinNoVa wrote:
Bluesky2012 wrote:I’d imagine some type of property, business, something insurance has to come into play on this. Fingers crossed something comes out of it, and really sorry for your loss. That’s tough.

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That's what I thought as well but he's ignored my texts and calls. I did see barton created a gofundme page but I figured I would of heard something back by now.

https://www.gofundme.com/f/goose-creek- ... hare-sheet

He may be a little busy and having to sort out legal liability before he can comment or make commitments. That’s my hope for you at least.

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by **RShockley** » Tue Oct 13, 2020 7:27 pm

Sorry to hear about your loss and I hope something gets figured out soon for you. I would think they would have some sort of insurance but unfortunately a lot of these small training operations don't have anything setup for an incident like this.

by **C M Wings** » Thu Oct 29, 2020 9:27 am

Your homeowners insurance may help. You'd need a final value of the dog after it's trained.

by **dogyak** » Thu Oct 29, 2020 8:55 pm

Sorry about you're loss . That's tough . If he was a real Pro , I would think his kennel had insurance . Good luck

by **tvbrewster** » Fri Oct 30, 2020 8:35 am

Sorry for your loss my thoughts and prayers are with you.

Now go get a good lawyer that hunts. You need a lawyer that understands hunting and dog training.

Don't wait any longer get legal representation and sue the trainer for your loss plus the emotional stress he has created.