| Re: do you have to be physical with a rottie Quote: |
Originally Posted by spidey Regardless of training philosophy (i.e. whether you use corrections or not), scruffing and take downs are rarely appropriate and are a good way to get yourself bitten (take downs especially are based on faulty and outdated information). If you train with physical corrections, you use an appropriate training collar and lead and give the correction that way. I'd be looking for another trainer, this one sounds like bad news to me. |
I couldn't agree more.
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