It's a choke chain that they want, but I spoke to them before class last night about the possible trachea problem and they agreed to let him use a regular soft collar.
"Beside the jerk and pull method of training is SO outdated and out of favor with most trainers. I hope that's not what they are asking you to do? "
Yes, this is their training method, I thought they would be a good idea sincce I got their address from the AKC WEBSITE. They ask you to praise them a lot during training but if they don't want to walk you are supposed to pull and jerk. Last night was our second class and my husband and I are having second thoughts about the whole thing. It's like boot camp for dogs! Tiko was so scared being there he was crawling out of his skin. BUT I DON'T PULL ON HIM THE WAY THEY EXPECT YOU TO.
"You can get much better results in heal training with a target stick for instance."
What is a trarget stick, do I just asK for a target stick at the pet supply store?
How can I find a good trainer, and are they very expensive? |