| Barry you may be right. We were offering Inki the ears in the crate to give her the security that no one was going to take it from her. I am certainly willing to try your ideas as well, anything that will help to correct the behavior is appreciated.
Judy you misunderstand and I'm sorry you feel insulted. My first reply to this message came from someone that had some great ideas but felt that "more experienced" people will give me additional advice. This indicated to me that she was a regular owner like myself and not a trainer of the sort. I wanted to be sure she understood that her ideas were every bit as valuable as anyone elses. I also disagree that all training information originates from trainers at some point. People gain practical knowledge by dealing with the animals everyday. Every good idea does NOT come from a professional trainer. With the exception of this site and others professional trainers are just that professional, meaning they are paid for their experience and knowledge. Being paid for services rendered is an agenda, they aren't offering help out of the goodness of their hearts. I couldn't go to my neighborhood trainer and say "help me with my dog" and expect them to do it for nothing. But I could go to other people who own dogs, at pet food store, parks, etc., and ask for help or opinions about the dog and expect to get an answer for nothing, right, wrong or indifferent. There is nothing wrong with professional trainers AT ALL. There are many here that have offered me excellent advice about questions I have. But so have the regular, everyday owners.
I am glad to have this site to get information from, regardless of whether it's a regular Joe or a professional giving it. And again I'm sorry you felt insulted.
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