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Old 03-30-2008, 12:13 AM
TrinaJ TrinaJ is offline
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Re: Training tonight!

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Originally Posted by alice's mommy View Post
Zumie, I understand your dilemma. At Arthur's training class, I told the instructor that I wasn't going to make him do a "drop" (quick down) onto the floor, as he'd just had surgery to get neutered three days previous and I didn't want to hurt his incision. She said I was "being played" by my dog. I was like, "Whatever".
When I'm in classes now, I take the good advice but LEAVE advice that I deem to be not congruant with Arthur's needs and my own common sense.
I'm sure my trainer still knows waaaaaay more than myself....but I also know that for me and for Arthur, forcing him to do something that might have damaged his incision (or even caused him discomfort) wasn't worth the risk to me. :)
I dont blame you in the least. Your doing the right thing by thinking about what advice youre being given and choosing what seems right to you.
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