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Originally Posted by Lcarp  It was so fulfilling to help April balance her beloved Tucker to make both of their lives more satisfying and happy. Babs. my partner, is a "dog whisperer" and has helped just about every breed and age dog and its family live better lives.
B&L Dog Training offers psychological training, teaching you as owners how to be the pack leader. Every dog sees itself as a member of the pack, in most cases, his human family. Most dogs are really not cut out for the job and get unbalanced, sometimes seem neurotic or compulsive about things , because they try to take the role of pack leader. Once you learn how to establish yourself as the leader with calm assertive energy and learn how to properly walk and manage your dog, who is now calm and submissive, it is amazing how quickly a dog's mind can be made to move forward and old habits die quickly. Dogs live in the moment and so we do that as well as we interact with them.
Specific techniques we use include teaching the proper way to walk your dog, claiming your space, and how to establish yourself as "Pack Leader" |
I wish you were in Canada! Mocha is a great dog, but his barking really scares people/strangers sometimes. He'll often do a bark/growl at strangers. This usually happens when I have him on the ground. If I'm holding him in my arms, he'll be calm and quiet. But when I put on him the ground, he'll start barking and growling at people passing by. He's only 3lbs but he has the bark of a 100lbs verocious dog
Do you have any quick tips that could possibly help with this? I took him to obedience school when he was 6 months old, but I didn't find it to be all that great. I actually think that's where he learned to start barking! He used to be quiet as a mouse, but all the dogs in the class would bark non-stop and he started picking it up very quickly. I would like to get him a trainer, but I don't really know what to look for in a good trainer. How do I know if they'll be successful with my dog?