[Teena]

We signed Rose up for classes. Last night dogs were left at home & dicussed the class with the trainer.
These were some interesting points. These we didn't come across in Axels's classes.
She says you must walk you dog daily, not only for exercise but to build a bond with your dog, that you can't get in any other way. She says this builds a trust between you & the dog.
We were told only that it was good exercise before.
She hates prong (pinch as she called them) collars. I was asking her to show me how to fit one correctly on Axel later.
She says it's a negative enforcment and we shouldn't use them. It causes pain & the dog will lash out at the pain. That we can train tigers and bears with positive training surely we can train a dog.
She echoed working dog's idea of confidence flows down the lead. She says dog's can smell the hormones from your skin, tension, fear, confidence, ect.
Now i'm confused since so many people advocate prong collars.
I told her it's not to hurt the dog , it's a way to give it a correction. She says NO!