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Originally Posted by JeanieK Cesar will tell you that dogs do not understand yelling or time outs. That is not the way they communicate. You need to remain calm and assertive.
And potty training and being the pack leader have nothing to do with each other. She does not respect you as the leader. She doesn't think that you are in charge because you are not behaving in a clam asserive manner.
It is all in the body language and the mental attitude. It has nothing to do with dominance, punishment, yelling or time outs.
She feels that she has to protect you because you are not giving her the message that you can handle the situation. Because after all, you obviously can't handle her.
I'm not putting you down. I'm telling you that this is what the trainer is going to tell you and if you are not willing to change then you are wasting your money.
Watch Cesars video. Do what he suggests, and see if it doesn't work. If it doesn't then call the trainer, If it does, you have saved yourself $200.
But if you aren't prepared to chnge than nothing is going to work, because the problem is with you not with the dog. |
Hey... thank you for your advice, and please don't get me wrong. I have tried being very calm... and not saying anything except for a "no".. and I have even tried ignoring her.. nothing has worked..
I don't know about Cesar.. I know a lot of people here respect him which is fine with me, but the things I have heard him saying doesn't sound right to me which makes me skeptical..
For example when he said the reason a dog goes crazy after you leave (which I think every dog does) is because they are unhappy and trying to show dominance.. etc.. that is so untrue.. we all know it is because they are excited and happy to see us! So I don't know about him..