I had posted on a rally O forum and received a response from a woman who has bought some property and is going to have Rally O classes near my house. I am going to meet her and she has asked me if I have had any training in competition obedience and I have told her my trainer is not a competition obedience trainer. So, that's the background to my question.
Next week I will meet her and take Bindi. I am brand new to competition obedience and I do not know what to expect from this trainer. I do not really know what to ask her or to look for as a gage if this lady is right on or maybe out there in lala land somewhere.
Since many of you are trainers and have been in competition obedience classes, I was wondering if you could give me a some things to look for in a trainer like her. This is the first time I will meet her.
The purpose was to kinda get an idea where BIndi is at and also to give me some things in Competition obedience to begin working on.
(Of course I am blessed by Leerburg videos and Michael Ellis videos so I have seen great dog training in action)
So, any advise? warnings? Thanks sharon

1. Has she titled any dogs?
2. Does she train in a way you want to?
3. Can she communicate it to you?
4. Will you and she enjoy the time you'll be together?

Watch her with her dogs, does it look like what you want with your's?

What Steve said plus
There are a ton of high level competition dogs out there that have absolutely no house manners. This can go as far as a total lack of control outside the comp ring.
A competition trained dog doesn't mean a well mannered dog.

thank you for your input. I looked up her website and it looks great. been around for 30 years, titled dogs, breeds and competes with standard poodles. But the truth will be when I meet her. I know the Lord will give me a sense of it, my husand is going with me and he has an excellent sense about people. Bindi is a pretty good judge of character in humans.
Have cut and paste your good suggestions and will keep them with me to remind me.
Thank you everyone for your help.
I am a little nervous. Never done this before.
Thanks again. sharon