Biscuitsmom
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It was a man and a woman, the woman is in training. Biscuit DID NOT like her! As soon as they came in she ran up to them to sniff, she tried jumping once and the guy pushed this canister of air at her and she took off like a bat outta "you know what" lol. That set the tone.
So we talked about what she has been doing etc, and they start by putting one of those prong collars on her. I used to use one for my pitbulls long ago but never really felt the need with her but they say the pressure helps direct them for training. Anywho.. they try to get her to walk around my living room and she was being defiant. Then he tried to get her to lay down and here is where the battle began, he would step on the lead as if to pull her to the ground saying "down" and she flat out refused! She was pushing back on him and this went on for a while. Then the lady gave it a go and Biscuit went after her foot!!! The guy said she was going after the leash but that freaked me out, I've NEVER seen her react like that towards a human. I started to get concerned this may go the wrong direction with her. He asked if she knew the command "down" and I said yes but I normally hand signal, once he did that she went down immediately. I guess that was my fault, I should have practiced it more without a signal.
We tried to get her to practice around the chickens but it was dark and they had already put themselves up for the night. So we went on a short walk and he said she was still unruly on the leash and not being respectful. So long story short he said she is just a big BRAT, used to getting away with whatever she wanted. She isn't aggressive or a "rehab" dog she just needs basic training and someone to make her do it. I'll admit, with 2 little kids, a FT job, a 3 story house to clean my one on one training with her has slipped. So I'm going to make it a priority to work with her.
He didn't like the collar I got, he said nothing that shocks but since I got it she hasn't tried to fight ANY of the dogs and no longer goes nuts around the chickens when they are out. I basically just use the vibrate anyway to grab her attention. I would have liked to hire them to do her training but it was $750 and my husband is between jobs right now, however we can have them come back at any time. They guarantee their training for the life of the dog.
Sorry this got so long, it was over an hour of assessment! I feel like it was beneficial and that I learned a lot about what to do and not to do. I'll keep you posted along the way!
So we talked about what she has been doing etc, and they start by putting one of those prong collars on her. I used to use one for my pitbulls long ago but never really felt the need with her but they say the pressure helps direct them for training. Anywho.. they try to get her to walk around my living room and she was being defiant. Then he tried to get her to lay down and here is where the battle began, he would step on the lead as if to pull her to the ground saying "down" and she flat out refused! She was pushing back on him and this went on for a while. Then the lady gave it a go and Biscuit went after her foot!!! The guy said she was going after the leash but that freaked me out, I've NEVER seen her react like that towards a human. I started to get concerned this may go the wrong direction with her. He asked if she knew the command "down" and I said yes but I normally hand signal, once he did that she went down immediately. I guess that was my fault, I should have practiced it more without a signal.
We tried to get her to practice around the chickens but it was dark and they had already put themselves up for the night. So we went on a short walk and he said she was still unruly on the leash and not being respectful. So long story short he said she is just a big BRAT, used to getting away with whatever she wanted. She isn't aggressive or a "rehab" dog she just needs basic training and someone to make her do it. I'll admit, with 2 little kids, a FT job, a 3 story house to clean my one on one training with her has slipped. So I'm going to make it a priority to work with her.
He didn't like the collar I got, he said nothing that shocks but since I got it she hasn't tried to fight ANY of the dogs and no longer goes nuts around the chickens when they are out. I basically just use the vibrate anyway to grab her attention. I would have liked to hire them to do her training but it was $750 and my husband is between jobs right now, however we can have them come back at any time. They guarantee their training for the life of the dog.
Sorry this got so long, it was over an hour of assessment! I feel like it was beneficial and that I learned a lot about what to do and not to do. I'll keep you posted along the way!