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Luvdogs2 · 11-21-2010, 12:33 PM

Ladies and gents,

I'll start off by addressing the hitting thing - it's not like I spent the night punting the dog like a football or spent a half out just pounding it like that bag hanging at head height in Rocky. Some (or many) of you may disagree with this method, but I have stepped up to this from being dismissive on violence and positive reinforcement to getting into a primitive psyche of "good behavior, good actions and bad behavior, bad actions."

The dog is loved, the dog is cared for and the dog has a great quality of life. One would think there is a child living in this apartment with all the toys laying around and the dog has human interaction constantly when people are home - just not when I'm studying because I can't effectively read or do homework when I have to keep an eye on the dog.

I would not want to be put in a position where I would have to decide between my dog and my fiance, but come on - if I wasn't going to do the necessary training or use common sense to address the situation, I would expect my fiance to have the same reaction.

Bottom line, there is a dog out here that is misbehaving regularly and I want to make it better but I can't get the fiance to commit to helping the situation.

Speaking out about my future kids or hitting the dog - thank you for the opinion, but it's circumventing the whole reason why I'm here.

I've told the fiance that I'm about to sign her up for a trainer and obedience school. One thing I have found is those trainers don't train the dog, they train the owner...and the fiance needs to be taught how to do this. Don't respond telling me I have to go because I don't know what I'm doing - if you seen how my dog at home behaves and acts, you'd have a much different opinion on how effective I am with my training.

P.S. I can't post till a moderator approves since I'm a new account. I don't know how this post made it up, there are about 5 responses to individual posts that need to be put up. I'm not lashing out, just responses. I don't know what the deal is.

11-21-2010, 12:33 PM	#22
Luvdogs2 Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Peoria, IL, USA Posts: 75	Ladies and gents, I'll start off by addressing the hitting thing - it's not like I spent the night punting the dog like a football or spent a half out just pounding it like that bag hanging at head height in Rocky. Some (or many) of you may disagree with this method, but I have stepped up to this from being dismissive on violence and positive reinforcement to getting into a primitive psyche of "good behavior, good actions and bad behavior, bad actions." The dog is loved, the dog is cared for and the dog has a great quality of life. One would think there is a child living in this apartment with all the toys laying around and the dog has human interaction constantly when people are home - just not when I'm studying because I can't effectively read or do homework when I have to keep an eye on the dog. I would not want to be put in a position where I would have to decide between my dog and my fiance, but come on - if I wasn't going to do the necessary training or use common sense to address the situation, I would expect my fiance to have the same reaction. Bottom line, there is a dog out here that is misbehaving regularly and I want to make it better but I can't get the fiance to commit to helping the situation. Speaking out about my future kids or hitting the dog - thank you for the opinion, but it's circumventing the whole reason why I'm here. I've told the fiance that I'm about to sign her up for a trainer and obedience school. One thing I have found is those trainers don't train the dog, they train the owner...and the fiance needs to be taught how to do this. Don't respond telling me I have to go because I don't know what I'm doing - if you seen how my dog at home behaves and acts, you'd have a much different opinion on how effective I am with my training. P.S. I can't post till a moderator approves since I'm a new account. I don't know how this post made it up, there are about 5 responses to individual posts that need to be put up. I'm not lashing out, just responses. I don't know what the deal is. Last edited by Luvdogs2; 11-21-2010 at 12:36 PM.