Sending a dog to boarding for Training

[speedy78]

getting training is a good idea, I have been trying to train gypsy but dont have the full time to train, sending her to boarding school this week. gypsy doesnt go on my furniture without permission but then again she has her own chair in our tv room. sometime they just want to be on the furniture. I will call her up on the bed but she gets down after a few minutes. I'm lucky enough to be able to close the door to the tv room if I choose. also about opinions, yes we are all different and sometimes I wonder if some of these dogs are even happy. sometimes I wonder if their children are raised the same way. I believe that life is too short to be too strict but I will say in their defense that some obedience training is important. this site is wonderful but if we listened to everything said here we would go insane with worry about our dogs. some of us take flack for what we say and think..

[moondog]

Originally Posted by speedy78

getting training is a good idea, I have been trying to train gypsy but dont have the full time to train, sending her to boarding school this week.

I believe that life is too short to be too strict but I will say in their defense that some obedience training is important.

this site is wonderful but if we listened to everything said here we would go insane with worry about our dogs. some of us take flack for what we say and think..

Well, if you only worry about ONE thing you read on this site, please make it be the advice to NEVER send a dog away for training! First of all, you have NO idea what is being done to your dog (and there are some horrid methods used by "send your dog to me for two weeks and I'll fix everything" trainers), second of all the dog will bond with the person that does the training, so where does that leave YOU? This type of trainer is accepting a fee for "results", and they don't want to disappoint you.....so they will tend to use some unsavory tactics to get the dog "trained" in that short a time.

Training is for life. It's not a 6 session group class, and it's not a two week send-away. It's for the life of the dog. Please FIND the time to do right by your dog.

[speedy78]

I dont know about the states boarding and training but I am sending her to the same kennels that train police dogs. I researched this for 2 months to find the right one and believe me I am the last person who would want to send her baby away, I am training with her also, private lessons every week for 1-2 hrs. costing big bucks but I want to make sure she is trained but still allowed to be a pet.

[Shelby427]

Originally Posted by speedy78

I dont know about the states boarding and training but I am sending her to the same kennels that train police dogs. I researched this for 2 months to find the right one and believe me I am the last person who would want to send her baby away, I am training with her also, private lessons every week for 1-2 hrs. costing big bucks but I want to make sure she is trained but still allowed to be a pet.

I personally don't agree with sending your dog away to get "trained" - I don't care who it is, but it's time that YOU'RE not spending with YOUR dog - so how can that bond be there? YOUR dog will be listening to someone other than you - how can you be sure your dog will respond the same way to you!? How will your dog see you as the leader if you're not there?

If you're the last one to want to send your dog away, then DON'T DO IT. Make the time - you brought the dog into your life, she didn't ask for it, it's YOUR job to make time for HER TRAINING.

[Skip]

Originally Posted by speedy78

I dont know about the states boarding and training but I am sending her to the same kennels that train police dogs. I researched this for 2 months to find the right one and believe me I am the last person who would want to send her baby away, I am training with her also, private lessons every week for 1-2 hrs. costing big bucks but I want to make sure she is trained but still allowed to be a pet.

It doesn't matter if the place trains police dogs. So what? If you don't have enough time to be with your dog for the training, then you don't have enough time to raise a dog properly.

[Ayoka]

Originally Posted by Skip

If you don't have enough time to be with your dog for the training, then you don't have enough time to raise a dog properly.

I couldn't agree more Skip!

And the comment about police dogs...even once these dogs get out of the system if they don't fail out for other reasons (do you know how many are rejected from police dog programs?) these dogs lead a very structured life with a trainer/handler and ongoing training. When you send your dog away sure you get certain behaviours but YOU need to maintain them for the duration of the dog's life or you've wasted your $$.

I have had a conversation with a friend about how we train our dogs to adapt to our own lifestyles. And I acknowledge that what is acceptable in one house is not in another however, I strive to give my dog the skills he needs to function in the outside world or in the case that I could not look after him and someone else had to. This is no different from teaching a child what it means to be polite and to respect others. I am one of those people that believes that dogs (and children) thrive on structure and rules/boundaries.

[speedy78]

no different than people who have babies in daycare because they work. who do you think your child is bonding with. I sent my first dog for training and she has been by my side for 4 years, she doesnt listen to my husband unless she looks at me first for okay..so maybe this one will be the same maybe not. but I have the time to be with her but not so much the knowledge is what I should have said. also no different than if I was going away for 2-3 weeks and had to board her. thanks for the input it really is appreciated but not all people raise their dogs or kids the same.

[Shelby427]

Originally Posted by speedy78

no different than people who have babies in daycare because they work. who do you think your child is bonding with. I sent my first dog for training and she has been by my side for 4 years, she doesnt listen to my husband unless she looks at me first for okay..so maybe this one will be the same maybe not. but I have the time to be with her but not so much the knowledge is what I should have said. also no different than if I was going away for 2-3 weeks and had to board her. thanks for the input it really is appreciated but not all people raise their dogs or kids the same.

It is no where the same. Sending a child to day care is just that, DAY care. You're not leaving your child with this person for weeks at a time are you? Because if you are, then yes, they would bond with the care giver. I have taught at a daycare for 6 years while in school and all those children are bonded with their parents and were thrilled to go home - they knew who was their parent and who was not - even at a VERY young age.

Also it's not the same as boarding because the place you are boarding the dog is not actively working on TRAINING while the dog is there. The dog is brought out to pee/poo, a walk maybe and that's it. No where near the same thing.

[Cdn1050]

Originally Posted by speedy78

no different than people who have babies in daycare because they work. who do you think your child is bonding with. I sent my first dog for training and she has been by my side for 4 years, she doesnt listen to my husband unless she looks at me first for okay..so maybe this one will be the same maybe not. but I have the time to be with her but not so much the knowledge is what I should have said. also no different than if I was going away for 2-3 weeks and had to board her. thanks for the input it really is appreciated but not all people raise their dogs or kids the same.

I will agree that no two people raise their children and / or dogs the same as the other. What I don't understand is, if you've already sent one of your dogs away for training and it was a success with you. Then why are posting asking forum members if whether it is a good idea or not when your mind is already set?

[speedy78]

the dog is getting in house training while there, that's why she's going and I am going there every week to train with her

[speedy78]

I didnt ask if it was a good idea to send my dog to a kennel, I responded originally to another post about training and getting on furniture. I wouldnt ask if I already had my mind set.

[moz205]

I have to agree with all of the above responding. I also happen to really enjoy my time training Buddy. My 10 yo son will also do training with us. We do this together and we thoroughly enjoy each other's company and I'm thrilled and proud as punch when Buddy responds to his commands because of MY working him and not someone else. My dog is there for our family to enjoy whether he's training or just being the family clown.

[brunie's mom]

Originally Posted by speedy78

I didnt ask if it was a good idea to send my dog to a kennel, I responded originally to another post about training and getting on furniture. I wouldnt ask if I already had my mind set.

This is a terrible idea.
Do NOT send your dog away for training. There is no way you know what is being done to your dog. You've been given advice by people that have so much knowledge...why do you continue to argue?

If you are taking one on one training every week already...that is more than enough. How old is your pup?

The training and working with your dog is all part of owning a dog. Lazy people that don't care about their dog send them to training.

I feel sick about this for your dog. She could come back ruined or her spirit broken. Over my dead body would I ever send a dog away to train.

Gina

[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

[tcote]

I feel sick about this for your dog. She could come back ruined or her spirit broken. Over my dead body would I ever send a dog away to train.

Gina[/quote]

"I hear ya Gina"
I would NEVER send my dogs away for training--its really not that hard to keep dogs off furniture if you work at it

hell I don't even like to board mine once a year!