I'm sorry, but it seems to me that you DON'T really want help at all. You've also lumped in all posters together as if all comments or advice were terrible to you. I posted my advice to you in a friendly manner with no harsh words except to advise do not hit the dog with anything. Why did you even ask for help if you don't want to try it? Why not try it? If you really want the help, then ignore what you consider to be rude comments, take the good advice and try it out! If your way is not working, then this way might! You also are accusing us of projecting HUMAN emotions on our pets, but you yourself are doing it when you say the dog comes back begging for forgiveness, forgiveness is a HUMAN emotion! There are some emotions that animals and people share by the way, fear and love being among them. Dogs are pack animals just like wolves and even the omega wolf in a pack will still stay with the pack, submit and accept a beating. Doesn't mean he likes it though, he is just in FEAR! This is what many are trying to say to you. If the fear of you isn't working, and it isn't working because the dog is growling, snapping, whatever you say she's doing, then just TRY the advise given here in the posts and see what happens. It may also turn out to be less work for you in the long run with less training time. Your original purpose is advice on training, but now only seem to be concerned with defending your methods ( which are not working and why you posted to start with ). If you don't at least try some of the advise given here, then I would say there is a troll among us. |