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Originally Posted by salazark  I really don't want to sound rude but I think you might want to find a different obedience school. Sadie and I are just finishing up our second level of classes. I have learned that there are more or less two philosophies on training. With these little ones, positive training works so much better. She is required to wear a flat collar (for training only), but they emphasised - no choke or spike collars are allowed. The class you are describing sounds as if they use "corrections" which are basically jerks on the leash. The class we're in only uses positive methods. You capture the behavior you want with a "click" and then treat for it. I can't tell you how far we've come with this. It really is amazing. I just don't believe you ever would want to train a little one like ours with anything that is painful or could potentially damage them. Please consider the kind of training you are doing. Obedience is wonderful and it is creating such a bond between Sadie and me. I don't think we could have that bond if this wasn't positive.
I'll shut up now.  |
I completely agree with you. That's why I had that discussion with the teacher. I just won't do anything that could be potential harmful to my baby. They say they use "positive" methods only, but how is a prong collar positive?