hero4u
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Hello everyone. My almost 2 year old male ebd can be so stubborn. I probably should have started with a trainer when he was a lot younger but Buddy had a lot of medical problems and it seemed I was always spending $$ and at that time I couldnt really afford a trainer for him. Well he has a trainer now. We have done around 6 lessons here. This man has references from various vets in the area although I really never checked them out. Buddy has progressed and can now sit. stay. down. come ect but when we are on our walks where we live all his training goes right out the window when he see's another dog or person while we are outside. I told the trainer and said look. I do not care as much about him waiting at the front door for 5 mins before I let him walk inside. Or maintaining a down position until I tell him ok. I want him to listen to me but Buddy is a very social animal and loves everyone and every dog and he wants to meet and greet everyone. I know that is a good thing but when its time to go or if I am in a hurry it can be fustrating. This man has me using a basic choker chain. ( I know I know) theyre frowned on. Well After I told my trainer I just want to focus on Buddy listening to me in public. on our walks. He said ok well lets start meeting at the dog park . We met there a few days ago and he made Buddy sit every time Buddy wanted to play or there were these dogs there that had a squarrel tree'ed and when we were like 8 feet from them he made me ,make Buddy just sit. The thing about the choke chain is I know how to give a correction a quick snap to alert Buddy of unwanted behavior ect but here on our walks Buddy will dig his 4 feet in ( like a mule) and I have to lift his whole front of his body off the ground to get him to either come with me or not go in the grass and sniff and I am worried about injuring him. I wrote my vet who briefly wrote back and said sometimes Choke chains are sometimes a nesesary evil or something along those lines. I am so fustrated. I really cannot afford a speciality trainer or to send him away to Cesar Milans dog wisperer show but I am seriously thinking about an E collar. The last thing I want to do is injure my baby but I cannot play tug of war with a choke chain. He is very strong and at times vomits from the pressure around his throat. I am almost to the point of saying ok Buddy YOU WIN. Be unruly. but I just wanted to know if anyone has used an E collar in training. ? Thanks everyone.