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Originally Posted by sophias mommy  I was hoping to do training class to get the "talking" under control. Specifically they love to bark when they see other dogs, they bark until they get to say hi to the other dogs. We've been going to the park a lot and they have really improved. |
I'm happy to hear the park is helping.
Sorry that the class did not turn out so well. In my humble opinion, a trainer is not qualified to train a small dog unless they have raised one, and hopefully more. There is no one-size-fits-all approach to dogs. The collar thing frustrates me to no end. I've had people insist that I put collars on my boys to train. Forget it.
I am an advocate of positive reinforcement training -- and that doesn't always mean sticking a treat in the mouth and forgoing corrections.