| Thanks, I'm going to try the prong collar again. I searched on the internet on how to properly use one. They should be a bit higher on the neck than a regular collar, correct?
rottnvegas, yeah it has been frustating with trainers. None of them seem to know how to handle a "big" dog! The trainer we hired who is coming this weekend, feels the same way about treats as in "you can have a perfect training session everytime if you're shoving treats in his mouth after every command" which seems to be our case! She also believes that corrections are not bad either. She told me before that you 1. give your command firmly, don't ask 2. the dog has 2 seconds to comply and if he doesn't give a jerk and a strong "No!" and wait 2 seconds for him to comply. I can't remember if she gives the command again or keeps with the "No."
At first I thought that was too harsh (now I know I can't coddle my dogs) but giving corrections and shouting "No!" 65 times a day, I thought it would stress them too much. What kind of life is it if I'm yelling "NO!" all day? Now I might be starting to come around on it. That and the prong collar.
It just seems like everytime we turn around one trainer thinks we are cruel insane people the others too soft or we aren't doing this right or this method is better - you get my drift. Anyway, thanks for the help, seems the prong collar is hands down everyone's fav....:) |