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Originally Posted by speedy78  getting training is a good idea, I have been trying to train gypsy but dont have the full time to train, sending her to boarding school this week.
I believe that life is too short to be too strict but I will say in their defense that some obedience training is important.
this site is wonderful but if we listened to everything said here we would go insane with worry about our dogs. some of us take flack for what we say and think.. |
Well, if you only worry about ONE thing you read on this site, please make it be the advice to NEVER send a dog away for training!
First of all, you have NO idea what is being done to your dog (and there are some horrid methods used by "send your dog to me for two weeks and I'll fix everything" trainers), second of all the dog will bond with the person that does the training, so where does that leave YOU? This type of trainer is accepting a fee for "results", and they don't want to disappoint you.....so they will tend to use some unsavory tactics to get the dog "trained" in that short a time.
Training is for life. It's not a 6 session group class, and it's not a two week send-away. It's for the life of the dog. Please FIND the time to do right by your dog.