or l think they have at least, here goes :
Taking my dog to obedience class and the business is run by a young woman and an older lady does the training whilst she watches.
So far the owner has asked me two first weeks on trot for the balance for the course (l paid it as requested prior to course) Her tone was almost argumentative that she doubted me and the third week l brought a bank printout proving l had.
She has never engaged in any conversation with me (she has with the others) including not saying hello or goodbye or thanks except when l've practically stood right in front of her and repeated loudly my first ignored one.
The only times she has engaged was as above to request money. Another time to try and flog me a haltie type lead that l could buy half the price at local pet shop. I declined politely and she then said l could take it home and pay for it next week which made me feel quite pressurised. When l again declined she just walked off without commenting in a very PA way.
Then we were doing a recall exercise and the trainer stood one end of hall and l had go to other and call dog to me. First one didn't go very well so she pipes up asking me what command l use at home and then said quite arsily that l didn't use that word once during exercise. I don't mind having this pointed out to me but it was the hostile delivery.
Last week my dog had a nightmare lesson would hardly even bloody sit let alone anything else we'd learnt. So l said a few times that dog had been doing these things well at home all week (was true). Second time l said it about the third or fourth exercise that dog 'refused' she did a very sarcastic 'hmmm' kind of noise and an eyerolling face as if to say 'yeah right'.
DH said l should've walked out at this point and told her where to stick it but lm not very assertive so l just said that yes dog had definitely been doing these things and the trainer said never mind it happens sometimes we can all have a bad day etc.
When l left at the end she was outside on the driveway holding her dog and l walked past her within a couple of feet with my dog that pulled to get near hers and l pulled dog away successfully and went to say goodbye but l looked at her and she was blatantly avoiding eye contact and looking round me etc (nothing going on there she just clearly didn't want to engage) So me being me l still said 'Bye' loudly and she ignored me.
I don't want to go to exam next week as lm sure she'll fail my dog whatever happens.
Any advice what l should say or do or how to deal with this. Would you bother going for exam?