where did my avatar go?:confused:

Sometimes it takes a lot of time to find just the right home! Fiona is still with me! Until the home is right, here is where she stays!

There are a lot of people who want yorkies, but sometimes they are not appropriate for a pup for different reasons.

Look at it this way: Mindy actually does have a home right now....she is with someone who loves here who would like something a bit better for her, but I am quite sure Mindy is fine and happy where she is! Same goes for Fiona...make sense?

At this point I am not even looking any more. I am up early calling around to trainers. So far cheapest one is 85.00 per hour, or she can go to a class for a couple hundred or more. But I don't think a class is a good idea. But I am hoping to talk to someone who can help me decide the best course of action and maybe at least evaluate her.

bark busters never contacted me back, nor did the 2 bigger yorkie rescues..I was hoping they had some advice or knew of a good trainer.. oh well..

Mindy is doing fine though. Last night she decided to sleep with my husband Don while I was up working on a pedigree that is a mess.. You can tell she really hates him aye? LOL

She wasn't as irritated with the other dogs yesterday so that was nice. :)

Maybe she has learned how to get returned to you? :p:D

That is sooo funny because my husband said the same thing..LOL:D

Yep...I think SHE chose where she is going to live. :p:D

I spoke with the local trainer from bark busters yesterday. She was very helpful and felt she could help Mindy, was sure of it:) Unfortunately I cannot afford them!!

A 1 time visit is 250.00 for a few hours, I forgot how many..I wanna say 3. Or their lifetime program for 500.00 :eek: I could come up with it in a few weeks but I have seen other credible trainers (one near me) that charge less and will include other dogs in the home.

bark busters charges the 400.00 plus 200 for 2nd dog and then 100. for each dog after that. :eek: I guess thats not a bad deal, but sheesh, its more then I can afford.

Anyhow, I am going to call this other place today and see what they have to offer..

What I like about bark busters is that if you get the lifetime one they will come back out any time and even the dog is adopted they would work with the new owner to transition them since the training follows the dog no matter who was to own the dog.

By the way, she is doing better the last couple of days:)

Just so you know, we talked them down to $300 for one-year guarantee, and it would have been $450 for a lifetime guarantee. They are willing to negotiate during these economic times.

Wow.. I don't think she was the negotiating type. I told her I just could not afford that so she gave me a few tips. I live near Seattle, so nothing is very negotiable around here.. all money hungry grungers..lol:rolleyes:

As much as these people are charging I am not surprised to see so many behavioral/trainers popping up and most do not have any real training. Just look at mr Caesar..that guy should not be allowed to be "training" dogs.. ok thats another thread..:D

Maybe see if there is another trainer in that area even if they are a little farther away. My friend in California did it for her 3 dogs and they gave her a deal too (she did it in Maryland here and then moved and the package transfered with her).

Good luck!!

Mindy

I was asked to come an comment on this as aggrssion is my comfort zone of understanding so here I am. I am extremly busy right now so bar with me if I take time getting back to you.

First I'd shelf the idea she is mad, second bark buster will do more damage.
third not sure where you are but look into a vet with behaviour and get her on drugs to settle her down.

Thrid depending on the aggression if you place her in a rescue they will put her down if it is human aggression at all as she will be thought of as not placable.
You need a vet to draw blood and test thyroid and make sure there is nothing going on medically. Do you have a clue of her family history at all.

You need a proper assesment on her and bark busters is breaking the law if they do an assemant as it can only be vets that asign aggression tags. once asigned they can treat but no vet will or should be recomending any trainer that does not souly work from gentle and postive as they can be fined by there assoication.
You put her in a rescue they will put her down if it is human based aggression at all.

not sure who old this girl is or what is going on and I need way more info. vidoe would be good.
Yes I pull no punches but there is a wee one in trouble and I can see this getting worse.

JL

Way to go. You are bang on right correct and got it on Ceser.

Mommadog I am in and out of Seattle sadly not in the near future because we show. Ok it is very late and my brain is fried but there is a world best trainer in Wash does the chicken camps and i sitting here going darn I forget her name... come on Cindy bail me out. want to say Terry Ryan. yup that would be right.....Legacy Canine - Dog Training - Home get a hold of her...I would trust her with my speical needs kid.

JL

I am up very late ( or should I say early into the morning) reading this entire thread and I just want to say I'm sorry for the troubles you have had rehoming and thank you so very much for taking such good care of Mindy.
I know this has to be very difficult for you and hard on your other furbutts. I think Mindy feels secure and loved in your home.
I wish you all the best with her.
Please keep us posted.
God Bless you. You are Mindy's angel on earth!

Thank you for the information. I just finished looking at her web site and unfortunately she is 3 hours ONE way for me to drive. If I had to go only once that would be ok.. And her private lessons are expensive so I am sure any in-home stuff would be right up there with bark busters..too high..

I cannot do the chicken camps either.. I am extremely allergic to chicken feathers..LOL

I am going to be checking this place out Puyallup Dog Training Seattle Washington Tacoma Puyallup WA Dog Training Classes since they are about 10-15 minutes away from where I live. They also will come to my house, it's 85.00 per hour.

Oh I know she isn't mad, I was just kidding. Nobody has done any assessments on Mindy. However I do plan a vet visit this next week.

If you have the time just go through and read my posts about Mindy, everything about her is in this thread. We were told she was 2, but a vet said she was more like 4 or 5 because of her teeth and the fact she got pyometra. This was not MY vet so I don't trust the age guessing.

I do trust my regular vet and he will know with good certainty of her true age. I personally believe she is more like 3.

There is nothing really to video tape, except her growling when eating (at other dogs only) and her barking.

She has not bit anyone (men) coming into my home since about a month after we got her, so around end of January (she never drew blood). We did have a fight break out day before yesterday between her and my male. It was over a chew, but it wasn't a true "fight" and was easily broke up with me telling them "enough"!

The recent stuff that happened while in her new home, I never saw it, only heard about it. And I think if it did actually happen as she told me then I believe it was because she was thrown into a situation that was overwhelming to her (her fear of men).

I have taken her to the vet on a leash and had no problems with her going after the men there and she had several walk right past her.. However she might have been distracted by the dogs, which she was interested in meeting.

We don't have any parks near us, there is a lake/park about 10 miles away, I have thought of taking her there just to see how she reacts, but I am afraid of doing more damage. I could keep her from actually biting someone, not worried about that as much as I am about freaking her out.

And I am NOT going to place her in any rescues or shelters. She is staying right here. I will not re-home her again!