 Re: shock collar
Thank you all so much. I do leave him alone when he eats, but then I cannot even enter the kitchen until he is done. I don't want to confine him to a crate or a blocked off room because I want him to feel comfortable with people walking near him while he eats. I do not want to take his food or pet him while he is eating, I wouldn't like it while I am eating. I just want to be able to enter the same room as he when he is eating. I have tried today to feed him by hand which he was fine with. Then after a few handfuls I was putting food on the floor and made him stay until I gave him the command, which he did with no growling. I even held the bowl while he ate which he had no problem with. It wasnt until I put the food bowl down, made him wait, and let him approach his bowl did he start to growl at me. I then picked up the bowl, put it on the counter and walked away. I did this for both his feedings today. I will continue to train this way before I use the shock collar. If I cannot do it myself, I will call my trainer back to see if he has any suggestions before I use the collar. I have read to about zapping him when he growls that he will associate that with pain and bite w/out warning. I do not want that either. I also have 2 cats, maybe he feels they will take his food? They follow me around the house and are in the kitchen when I put the food down but leave when I do. It could be that. I will take all of your advice and work on this, w/out the collar. Thank you again.  |