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Originally Posted by 2rotties2luv  I have the highest regard for Dog obedience Training Club of Rochester NY (DOTCORNY). They have all sorts of classes, including those for showing dogs and those for therapy training. They are REALLY serious about training dogs. They also sponsor some of the local dog shows. I personally know some of the instructors, who own and train working breeds.
I have found the classes at Lollypop Farm to be basically worthless for those who want to seriously train a working dog. They are designed more for the casual owner who just wants to say "Oh yeah, my dog went to obedience classes."
DOTCORNY is in the phone book. |
Thank you very much for this info.... After our third OB class at Lollypop I totally agree with your assessment. They mean well but I have to admit I was very suprised with the lack of interaction from the instructor. I watched a gentleman play tug-of-war with his 120+ lb dog (leash in mouth) and the instructor never made any attempt to assist him. It was very obvious he was a novice owner with a very large rambunctions dog. I have taken 2 other dogs through OB so I suggested my husband do this class. I was quite suprised (unpleasantly) when he told me the exercise they were working on was to tell the dog to "Stay" walk a few feet away then tell the dog to "Come"
The only reason we did this class was because it was a requirement for adoption. I have to admit I did not go into it with very high expectations. Hopefully we can get into a more serious class soon.
Karen