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Originally Posted by narfi59  why is a dog run not the place for a young male rottie????? |
I think the idea is that a young dog with behaviour issues (or rather a human with training issues) needs more than the opportunity to "run wild" at the dog park for exercise and training. I would argue that if there are leadership issues, your dog needs to spend more time with you, not other dogs right now. Furthermore, there are so many variables that you can't control in a park that you can in a class.
Many of us stay away from dog parks for many reasons...do a search on dog parks...
If you swallow your pride and really read the advice people are giving you (which you asked for, by the way) I'm sure your dog will come around. Dog training has come a LONG, LONG way since the days of our parents and just because something "worked" doesn't mean there aren't better, more humane ways to train something now. A good trainer will look for different ways to train something when one technique isn't working. My concern with harsh corrections (without giving the dog the opportunity to learn an alternative behaviour) is that I think in many cases it's not about looking for the best way to help a dog learn but about humans getting angry and "making a dog pay" which says a lot more about us as people than anything ever could.
We've all made training mistakes by the way so people aren't speaking from some high horse, they're speaking from experience.