So, lately I have been training at a club on a VOLUNTARY basis. I take a basic obedience class. I have been giving this class for the last 5 maybe 6 months. Just basic training (sit, down, stay, heel). I did it all for free and get NOTHING in return, nothing at all.
I have been there EVERY SINGLE training lesson since I started EXCEPT on 3 occasions. Training is on a Sunday, and I do things on Saturdays as it is my only days free. Once, my S.O was in a terrible car accident the day before training and I needed to be there for him. Second, I went on a hike a day before training and injured my knee, hip and ankle (strain from walking as I pushed myself beyond my limit as I was with my SO's parents and didn't want to seem like a fat lazy blob), I could not walk or drive for a week. Third time, my parents were in an accident (grandma and her sister were also in the car) and severely traumatised, being the oldest child, I took responsibility of the things that needed to be done the next day, which fell on a training Sunday.
Now they (the chairman of the club and the secretary) have a hearing and tell me I am unreliable and incompetent and uncommitted because of these 3 times I did not attend in FIVE freaking months. They then went ahead to tell the class that I take that they are "promoted" to another trainers class and then tell a person who was meant to join my class for the first time that day that I am not taking a class because of a reason I did not actually catch. They then told me I need not take a class. They did not have the decency to tell me this in advance, they told me on the MORNING OF TRAINING, then have the audacity to embarrass me in front of a class I held SO dearly. I am SO hurt that I refuse to attend their training any longer. I refuse to be used that way by ungrateful non understanding people. They have already pulled my class away from me until I "prove" myself. I feel I proved myself by pouring my sweat and time into this class for 5 months, I did not attend on 3 days, which were spread out over 3 months once in may, june then july. Do you think I am wrong? Being snotty?
I have been there EVERY SINGLE training lesson since I started EXCEPT on 3 occasions. Training is on a Sunday, and I do things on Saturdays as it is my only days free. Once, my S.O was in a terrible car accident the day before training and I needed to be there for him. Second, I went on a hike a day before training and injured my knee, hip and ankle (strain from walking as I pushed myself beyond my limit as I was with my SO's parents and didn't want to seem like a fat lazy blob), I could not walk or drive for a week. Third time, my parents were in an accident (grandma and her sister were also in the car) and severely traumatised, being the oldest child, I took responsibility of the things that needed to be done the next day, which fell on a training Sunday.
Now they (the chairman of the club and the secretary) have a hearing and tell me I am unreliable and incompetent and uncommitted because of these 3 times I did not attend in FIVE freaking months. They then went ahead to tell the class that I take that they are "promoted" to another trainers class and then tell a person who was meant to join my class for the first time that day that I am not taking a class because of a reason I did not actually catch. They then told me I need not take a class. They did not have the decency to tell me this in advance, they told me on the MORNING OF TRAINING, then have the audacity to embarrass me in front of a class I held SO dearly. I am SO hurt that I refuse to attend their training any longer. I refuse to be used that way by ungrateful non understanding people. They have already pulled my class away from me until I "prove" myself. I feel I proved myself by pouring my sweat and time into this class for 5 months, I did not attend on 3 days, which were spread out over 3 months once in may, june then july. Do you think I am wrong? Being snotty?
