Excellent information and advice Deb! I will certainly try it. I think you probably hit it on the nose about the excersize. The past couple of months I haven't gotten her out for our walks as I had done everyday before that. I will begin this again immediately and I will follow your advice for becoming the pack leader. She really has been 'in charge' of us and I guess it's time to fix that. I'm also glad to hear that it takes time to get this fixed. I was thinking it was just Lexi and she was too stubborn to train. She sit's when she's not excited but not when I need her to and she hasn't gotten control of the stay command yet.
I think the trainer is also a good idea but unfortunately the couple that were recommended to me thus far have been out of my range financially. I am still looking though for a person I can afford and that comes well recommended.
Thanks again for the advice. This forum is so helpful. I don't feel experienced enough yet to give my own advice on this forum but hopefully I will continue to learn and then someday I'll be able to give good advice too. |