Sending a dog to boarding for Training

[Shelby427]

Originally Posted by speedy78

look at it this way, if I had just gotten her from the spca and she had been in a cage for 1 month you would be praising me. I am sending her to a kennel for extra training and she also needs to get used to being away from me. I have her by me 24hr a day every day. she works with me and sleeps with me. what happens when I need to go away, she will be alright. Just because I am different in my thinking doesnt mean I dont love my dog. She has her own room with a queen size bed in it if she so chooses to sleep there, she is never left unattended outside. I even take her with me when I shop. I'm sorry you dont agree but that's okay. I still value your opinions and will still continue to read this site and post. perhaps it is me who needs to learn to be away from her. I spoil her something fierce and usually give in to her so that probably is really the real reason deep down inside. I'm soft not lazy

You clearly do not value our opinions. Perhaps it IS YOU that is causing all of this, since you spoil and give in to her, you may not be the right owner for a rottweiler. They need leadership, not a soft owner who lets them get away with stuff.

[Nishasmom]

Originally Posted by speedy78

. I have her by me 24hr a day every day. she works with me and sleeps with me.I spoil her something fierce and usually give in to her so that probably is really the real reason deep down inside.

Even more the reason not to "send her away"; this could end up having lasting effects on your dog (i.e. separation anxiety; abandonment issues).

Sending your dog away is not the "miracle" you think it is; I know several dogs who have gone to a highly praised kennel/training center. They have come back unchanged (besides growing up ) Unless you go to class with her, it is nearly impossible to understand (and repeat) all the training techniques this "kennel" has taught her.

[moz205]

Originally Posted by speedy78

look at it this way, if I had just gotten her from the spca and she had been in a cage for 1 month you would be praising me.

Absolutely I would praising you if you took a dog OUT of a shelter! I am not sure as to how this relates to sending a dog AWAY from it's family. To purposely send a dog away is not in their best interest, no matter what the reason. Both dogs are not where they should be, with their familty members. A dog in the shelter certainly doesn't want to be there as much as a dog in a kennel doesn't want to be, no matter whether it be for training. I do know my guy is happiest when surronded by us. I do anything to avoid sending my dog to a kennel. My vacations have been very limited for years to avoid sending any of my dogs to the kennel. I then had a friend come to the house for them. I dunno, maybe just me...

[brunie's mom]

Originally Posted by speedy78

look at it this way, if I had just gotten her from the spca and she had been in a cage for 1 month you would be praising me. I am sending her to a kennel for extra training and she also needs to get used to being away from me. I have her by me 24hr a day every day. she works with me and sleeps with me. what happens when I need to go away, she will be alright. Just because I am different in my thinking doesnt mean I dont love my dog. She has her own room with a queen size bed in it if she so chooses to sleep there, she is never left unattended outside. I even take her with me when I shop. I'm sorry you dont agree but that's okay. I still value your opinions and will still continue to read this site and post. perhaps it is me who needs to learn to be away from her. I spoil her something fierce and usually give in to her so that probably is really the real reason deep down inside. I'm soft not lazy

No you are LAZY!!
Soft is just a good way of being lazy. A lazy owner does not bother correcting for bad behavior. A lazy owner let's the dog get away with bad behavior. A lazy owner says they "spoil" the dog...but all they do is allow the dog to get away with bad behavior...and then smile and think it is cute.

They may train her at this obedience school...but once she comes back to you with all of your inconsistent behavior and training...she will go right back to the old behavior.

It takes a hell of a lot of work to train and raise a dog properly...and people that do have the reward and the companionship. Sending a dog away...is not what good dog owners do.

Gina

[AngelBunny]

Originally Posted by speedy78

...I'm soft not lazy

No, you're incorrect on this.

You'e both soft and lazy.

Great combination in owning a Rottweiler.

[Skip]

Originally Posted by AngelBunny

No, you're incorrect on this.

You'e both soft and lazy.

Great combination in owning a Rottweiler.

HEY, that sounds like something I would say. I thought I was the Simon Cowell of this forum. Quit stepping on my toes.

[Bosko]

If you have the time to spend with your dog then you have time to train. A game of fetch can be turn into a training session. Without getting to detailed you could have him/her sit before the ball is thrown, wait until it's released to go and get it, and then bring it back. You've just worked on three different things all while the dog thinks your just playing. Even going for a walk can be training. The key is to make fun for the dog and you.

[elmomil]

I just want to say that I had sent my Tyson away for 2 weeks for training and could not be happier with the results. This training also came with the trainer coming over after the training for 4 sessions to train me with my dog. I am not soft nor lazy and Tyson is very much bonded with me. What others think is wrong is not always wrong for others. That is why we are all on this forum is to discuss, learn, and share experiences with our Rotts. I am not trying to promote this type of training but I am just sharing with everyone that in my case it turned out great. Pls don't flame me, I am very sensitive...

[speedy78]

I'm glad it worked for you, and hopefully it will be the same for me. watch what you say if you are sensitive cause some of these people are brutal. I have thick skin.

[Shelby427]

Originally Posted by speedy78

I'm glad it worked for you, and hopefully it will be the same for me. watch what you say if you are sensitive cause some of these people are brutal. I have thick skin.

If you want your dog to bond with someone else and learn from someone else, do it.

I personally ENJOY training with my dogs, I LOVE when the lightbulb goes off and they "get it", I love that my dogs learn from ME, their owner and leader. It's a bond that I don't want someone else to have with my dogs. To me, it's more than just getting the dog to do what you want them to do, but it's time for US to do stuff together, it's a learning experience for both of us and we enjoy this time together.

[debbiej]

when I adopted an untrained young adult male from the shelter, he had no manners. none. no training, no idea of how to behave in the house, around other dogs or people. I had no real idea of how to teach him. oh, I'd trained dogs before, but none as strong or nutty as he was. I took him to a number of trainers to get help. some were not at all what we needed. I shudder to think what some of them would have done if I was not there to be the one handling my dog.

really, we go to trainers to learn how to train our dogs ourselves. not all trainers work for all dogs. we need to be present to learn from a good trainer, and protect our dogs from bad ones.

the place I am going for training now is a kennel that actually takes people's dog and trains them for them. they also train service dogs, bomb and drug dogs, work with the army, and border patrol. They are the best trainers I have every come across. I trust them and hang on their words and actions. But I would never leave my dog with them for training, I WANT to be the one working and learning with my dog. the trainers, I know, would be really disappointed if I said I wanted them to keep him and train him for me.

training is an ongoing, everyday, every situation, effort. sending your dog away to be trained by someone else is counterproductive to this effort.

[lengel]

I used to foster rescued dogs. Those selected for police dog training had very specific personalities suited to the work. None of my own dogs would begin to qualify for that kind of training and I have some wicked smart dogs.

And now, a cautionary tale. Once upon a time there was a beautiful purebred papered Labrador Retriever named Bramwell who was sent away for training because his mom didn't have the time to train him herself. The mom expected short-term, permanent results and researched facilities which could provide her with this. Bramwell was well-behaved for the first few weeks after he returned home but quickly sensed that his mom was not going to follow up on the training he had received. He had also started acting fearful in everyday situations. Pretty soon, he was backing his mom into a corner when all he wanted to do was go outside to pee.

Bramwell and his papers wound up in rescue when he was one and a half years old. He was adopted. After he jumped a fence and cornered his new dad's neighbor in her garage, he was returned to the rescue. I transported this dog on an overnight trip to get him some help. He was pathologically needy, had no boundaries during play (which he initiated) and announced his need to pee by standing in front of the hotel room door, growling and snapping at me.

No one ever told me what actually happened to Bramwell. The last I heard was that if he didn't improve shortly, he would be put down. Pretty sure that if this was a success story, I would have heard.

Again, Bramwell was a Labrador Retriever.

[GypsysMom]

I agree not to send the dog away to training, some people swear by it, my trainer had it available but it was mostly for people that got new puppies and then went on vacation or had to work long hours, she would keep them 3 weeks and teach them the basic obedience..

With Cash I taught him his obedience from what I learned with 2 years of training with Gypsy he only had 3 hours of obedience work with a professional trainer (for now) he starts up again soon in a class setting, but please try and find someone that can work with your hours, I noticed around here anyhow classes are starting as late as 8:30pm and on weekends..

Nobody knows what that trainer is doing to your dog while you are gone, and the purpose of me taking my dogs to a training class is so I learn how to train them and not somebody else