Was this wrong for her to do?

[Wylie's Mom]

Oh how scary for you to witness that!

I would print out some info regarding the vulnerability of a yorkie's trachea / the tendency for collapse. And, mail it to her!

[Maboy]

Yes, yes, yes you did the right thing. Scared dogs don't need to be rough-handled to show them who's boss. They need to learn to trust that you will do what's right for them. Respect is a better control over your dog than fear. My yorkie x was put on a choke collar by a vet so he could show me how I needed to sort him out. We swapped vets naturally!!

[Yorkiedaze]

It's too bad you didn't know to ask her what her training technique is. She got off easy at your house. If she had done that to one of my dogs, she would have found out just how that felt!!

[Catrina]

Originally Posted by Maboy

Yes, yes, yes you did the right thing. Scared dogs don't need to be rough-handled to show them who's boss. They need to learn to trust that you will do what's right for them. Respect is a better control over your dog than fear. My yorkie x was put on a choke collar by a vet so he could show me how I needed to sort him out. We swapped vets naturally!!

wow a choke collar!?!? you should have been like "oh really this works? can i try it on you first?"

[Catrina]

Originally Posted by Yorkiedaze

It's too bad you didn't know to ask her what her training technique is. She got off easy at your house. If she had done that to one of my dogs, she would have found out just how that felt!!

I did ask and everything sounded good until she started dragging princess using a collar.. and among other things that she "forgot" to mention to me on the phone like squirting lemon water down her throat when she barks and other weird things like i cant hold her (always have to let her walk by herself), and ignore her when i come home...

right.. like im gonna do that

[fourdez]

I just had a trainer here to work on some fear issues with my little baby and not only did she NOT use a collar but she didn't even want to use the harness. She did everything with the tone of her voice and her hands and her posture. She would nudge him with her hands if she wanted him to go in a certain directions. She greatly helped him and by the end of the session they were good friends.