I would be very upset. I went to Petco and my trainer gave me the choice of private lessons with one less class (5 instead of 6), and he said working with other dogs for socialization is overrated. He also made some comments about small and big dogs in the same class. Often during the class he will use other dogs and people walking around the store to demo things for me.
I also don't understand what you were doing on the floor. My trainer told me to stand up straight when giving Ruger commands. I do get on the floor when playing with Ruger, but when teaching him stuff I always stand up now. I only bend over to give him treats.
Ruger gets plenty of socialization in the park and around the neighborhood, so why push it in a class? |