[gemy]

Luv2Dogs:

I yes take my Yorkie boy to obedience and agility classes. And if it matters at all he is also a show boy.

I have read from your posts how busy you are, and I understand somewhat how life gets real busy at times.

But I would like to offer my support of an obedience class you can take your Bdog to. Why you may ask. Quite simply it provides a structured environment, a consistent training approach, and exposes you and your dog to other people and dogs focussed on a common goal.

I would like to share with you a situation my husband and I have found ourselves in. both experienced dog owners (like you),with our female import from Russia, a BRT not a Yorkie, has temperament problems. Now this is as you could understand in a 100 lb dog a serious issue. She is a "fear" biter. We did at home what we "knew" to do to try to address this situation not with great success. So we went to our working dog expert trainer. Did we have the "time" to do this, well not really, but she was and is our responsibilty. We spent what we had to, and more importantly invested the time and yes money to "rehab" her. She is much much better now. Thanks to Mike our trainer who gave us specific exercises and exposures to certain stimuli to expose her to.

As great as an on line forum is, we do not get to see your Bdog in real life, your interactions with her etc. This is very important. A good trainer will be able to assess your interactions and your dog. I can't emphasize enough the value of this.