| I'd be inclined to ever so sweetly hand the leash to the instructor and ask her to demonstrate please how to manage this naughty boy under these circumstances using motivation only. :D
Now, down to truth. Yes we teach with motivation, however after we are quite comfortable that the dog understands what is requested, we enforce with whatever amount of compulsion is required. The name of the game is "obedience" not "if-you-want-to"........... By not correcting the very first time he blew you off, you sent him a message that all bets were off- enjoy yourself with impunity.
I'm sure the instructor would rather see you correct than to have this big jerk running around terrorizing the whole class. Give him some bootcamp heeling just before you enter class.. a reminder don't you know. |