Thank you Chachi for making me feel welcome here! I love talking about my Reg
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Originally Posted by sadesmom  I'm so glad you are making progress! That's been my concern because I've had trouble finding any success with these issues. Just like you, we can only get so far. My trouble is how to find a trainer. Do I want to do classes or should I do in home training? I thought that classes would socialize her more as well, but maybe basic obedience won't do anything for her fear aggression. |
Right now Reg and I are doing one-on-one personal training sessions, with his agression issues a class environment in the begining was not really an option. But Teesha is impressed with Reggie's progress and next week will be big, we are going to bring someone Reggie doesn't know into the class and work with that. Even though I have been doing this on our walks here at my apartment complex. My neighbors are all impressed with the progress. In a couple of weeks Teesha also want us to participant in a class to begin socialization with other dogs. I am so excited about this! And my motivation here is my friend's yorkie, I love the little guy to death but he has serious agression issues and I am one of the few people he likes. My friend rescued him 13 years ago - he is 16 now. When she first adopted him and he would agress, thinking she was comforting him she would pick him up and coddle him, cooing at him to try to relax him and what she really did is reinforce his behavior and now it is so ingrained in him it is an automatic reaction. I looked at that and thought I don't want Reg to be like that in 13 years, I want him to be happy and confident.
So from my personal experience, if it is possible for you I would recommend the professional trainer and private classes at first. I checked to make sure I was dealing with an accredited trainer, I wanted someone I knew would be able to help Reg. I hope some of my story helps you and your little one!