Originally Posted by lulababy (Post 2135319)

yeah, big dogs are not the only kinds of dogs.. grr... i swear the same lady is teaching all over america lol


Well Im going in the morning to petco after my dr's appointment to get my refund and using that money for another class. I called my vet and they recommended this place called still water dog training. I looked at their website and it seemed decent enough, but I would only want to be taught by the owner of the company, mary, just to be safe. She has been teaching for 20 years and has a lot of awards and recommendations under her belt. So I called them and talked to one of the trainers there, heather and I told her about petco. She said she had heard stories and that they went over there and asked to sit in on a class and Petco said they couldnt. FISHY FISHY!! I told hre about on here and now most reviews for them are bad. Anyway, she told me they would not be letting any dogs off leash and would definetly never let them off leash during THE FIRST CLASS. They do not use a food reward system for training the dogs, but praise (yay!! just what I need) and the training will take place inside, not outside in the burning heat like a lot of other places. It is very close to my house as well. Anyway, turns out the class I am probably going to be signing up for is going to be taught by the owner mary!! I was so excited about that. I am going to be getting a real expert. They also asked me if I would like to sit in on a class or two before I put my deposit down and I said yes so I am going on monday to two classes. One at 6:30, it is basic training and they are on the 3rd class. Then at 7:30 i will be sitting in on the first actual class of a basic training session. She said to be warned that it will be crazy but they taught the owners how to handle their dogs berfore the first actual class and no one would be off leash (they did not do that at petco, those big dogs were off leash and out of control). I said nothing will be ask crazy as petco was. So I am excited. They are holding a spot for me for ten days after I sit in on a class Monday, for the Basic Obedience that starts on Monday aug 18th. Kind of a long wait but oh well. I just missed the July classes by like 5 days.

Originally Posted by delisa2850 (Post 2195363)

Originally Posted by IWAY (Post 2196465)

I hope that your new class goes well both for you and Pebbles.
I was going to tell about a book that helped me out a lot,
Little Dogs: Training Your Pint Sized Companion by Deborah Woods,
it has quite a few tips and tricks for training the lil dog!;)
also, I have a very picky Chi who will not accept any sort of ready made treat. Here's what an old trainer told me to do, take weiners- either regular, beef or turkey and slice them up thinly then quarter each slice, place in a single layer on a baking sheet and lighty sprinkle with garlic POWDER-not garlic salt, broil long enough for the bits to begin to sizzle,remove,cool and use as needed. Refridgerate-will keep for up to a week.

Finally, heres one more thing I've used:

Training Plans home

good luck, I can't wait to hear how Pebbles likes the new class!:)

Originally Posted by Amazing Yorkies (Post 2196495)

Have a great time, it sounds like fun!

Originally Posted by PANAMA69 (Post 2202943)

I sure hope you find the best of the best for your baby:aimeeyork:thumbup:

Originally Posted by normagertz (Post 2205024)

My cousin had a tea cup poodle. She also owned a shihtzu. One day while she was sitting at the table the shihtzu growled at the tea cup poodle--both were under the table. The poodle got startled and hit her head on the table leg and died! Tea cup puppies are VERY fragile and that trainer sounds really stupid! I would quit immediately! Get back your money! No large or medium dogs should be jumping on a little yorkie.

I called the AKC and they are having conformation classes at a park. They charge $7 per class. They also have obedience classes. I would email the closest AKC club in the area and find out what obedience classes they have. They even said (in South Florida) the woman who teaches conformation classes allows mixed breed dogs in it.