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Originally Posted by cuppacoffee

DF is my dear fiancee. Sadly, he lives with me and the dog Anyway, I certainly appreciate all the advice you've all given. Lesson learnt - trust your gut. I'm investigating clicker training to see if maybe we can try some structured, gentler training. We only have one more session with her and since she doesn't pay any attention to him cause he's so good, we'll probably go (practicing recall)

I personally would NOT bother going back for that last session.

Originally Posted by cuppacoffee

PS he's not a bad guy, but his behavior was encouraged by this trainer.. our first one on one session with her, she put a few liver treats on a small crate and when he went for them she yanked him so hard with the prong collar I actually lost sleep over it.

Holy cow!!! This lady calls herself a trainer?!?!?!?! I would seriously question a trainer who uses a prong on a small puppy and then hangs the puppy.
For your dogs sake please find a better trainer! Look for someone who uses motivational methods. I think both you and your dog will be much happier! Before deciding on a trainer, see if you can go watch a class or two to see what their methods are.

Yelling, hitting and getting physical with your dog will only make your dog afraid of you and with good reason I might add.