Thanks a lot, I'll keep you in mind for any questions!!! The place I took Layla was all positive reinforcement as well. We were told from the start to not even THINK about bringing or using a choke collar ever. They taught us to not do anything if the dog is doing something wrong, but give them rewards when they're doing something right! It worked well with Layla.
We don't know where our new dogs came from because they were just abandoned, but Lucy has high anxiety and is scared of almost everything and everyone (although she has come out of her shell a lot in the past few months!), and Kash is pretty happy-go-lucky but there are a few things he is scared of, like brooms and tv remotes! I wouldn't even think of trying to hurt or physically correct them. They have been through enough.
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