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Originally Posted by AlyHope  I almost never have to actually shock apache. She is for the most part a very well behaved dog. The shock collar has a beep funtion on it. If Apache is doing something she shouldnt be, She gets a beep and then the shock if she has not corrected the behavior. 9 out of 10 times the beep is enough to get her to stop whatever shes doing. I agree that there are some total idiots walking around goimg tssssssk! Its all trial and error. Every dog is different and so is every owner. Everyone has a way they like to do things & that works for them. |
I know everyone has a way. But gosh dear me. Did you contact your trainer and they recommended this? Or did you just go out on your own and get this as a "fool proof" way to discipline/control your dog.
My heart went so out to you as I do have big and unless you have an Alastian Shephed a much bigger dog then the normal GSD. My boy weighs when healthy 130 lbs. Stands 30 inches at the shoulder. You bet your sweet bippy I obedience trained him from puppyhood and still now that he is six years old/// it never ends.
My heart went out cause when Magic who is a full male then and now, and a Hard Dominant Male, decided at nine months old he would place his mouth around my hand when I was trying to get him in stay. What a Bloody Shock that was!. He dug in just enough to let me know he was serious. And that after he went down too. He obeyed then told me he didn't like this Command. My trainer asked me did I kick him in the face? I said no. I told him in no uncertain terms to release; and stared at him, squared stanced. He released my hand, I commanded up/stand, then DOWN. He went down on a dime. That was the start of our change. Remember I said about GSD turning, well most working breeds will turn one time or another, you better know how to deal with it. And BTW my trainer was wrong, you never ever will cow Magic, you need to address his fairness side, and of course his love of me which is immense.
Gal she doesn't need a shock collar, she needs an owner who will immediately correct bad behaviour; but oh so much more importantly you get her out there and do heel, retreive, stand, stay, down sit. Walk around, back heel all the obedience commands she knows, then do trick training, back spin, dance, spin right left, raise paws, roll over, etc etc.
And go back to your trainer, or investigate another trainer. She is just a pup, and you and she need to learn how to go on from here.