| Actually Frawley is VERY correct in not recommending group obedience classes for teaching basic commands. BUT, and a very BIG BUT, that is because most of his obedience training is based on compulsion/corrections. A young animal that has no clue what it is doing and is being wildly distracted by other dogs is going to get far more corrections than it would if it was just learning these commands in a relatively distraction free setting. Not a good start to great attitude!!
I would not take my young dog into these kinds of classes anyway and would much prefer that if you are going to do a group setting class as a first experience that you are going to a positives based school OR that you have done a bit of preliminary work at home first. If this is a first dog and you haven't a clue how to begin, then I do think it is best to either start off in a puppyK, lure-bait socializing type class OR take a few privates first. |