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Worst piece of dog training advice you have been given?

When my current Dobermann b*tch was a pup she has the annoying habbit of grabbing trousers legs {usually mine} & more often that not pinching the skin in the process {she was corrected & gave the "game" up}

I mentioned this to the ex police dog trainer who helped run the obedience club I attended & he advised that I let her carry on uncorrected & she would soon get bored of it!

When I had an overly dog aggressive Boxer I was trying to socialize & work on her focus and control, with intentions of eventually being able to bring her into the Obed ring....

Somebody actually suggested REALLY harsh collar corrections, practically "hanging" her, front paws off the ground....with a PRONG COLLAR. Lady who gave me the advice was an Obedience competitor with a lot more experience than me, so I figured she knew what she was doing. She even asked to "borrow" my dog so that she could demonstrate exactly what she was talking about. We were in a public place with other dogs around, so all she had to do was put my dog in a position where she was triggered to lunge and snarl at another dog. Her snarl went immediately to a scream and her feet came up off the ground...but the whole time she was fighting, gagging, trying to growl and bite at whatever she could. It certainly didn't neutralize the situation, it only served to help her associate other dogs with fear and pain :(.

I have nothing against prong collars when used PROPERLY and this was definitely not what I consider proper use of one. I felt so bad that I actually put my dog in someone else's hands & let this happen to her, And I vowed from that point on, I'd NEVER let anyone else handle my dog. Ever.

Fortunately, another person who saw what happened, took me aside privately and put me in touch with someone who was better equipped to help me & my dog. I learned that day that just because someone's got a few dogs with an "alphabet soup" of titles, doesn't mean they know everything about training.

It took about a year of hard work, but I was able to teach her to focus on ME and ignore other dogs, without inflicting prong-collar puncture wounds on her.

Harrogate Road Safety Dog Training Club - Display Team - Summer 2009


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How involved are you with your dog(s)?

Do you involve your dog in your own hobbies, such as jogging with your dog?
Do you take your dog places on a regular basis?
Do you show confirmation or compete in events such as obedience, agility, rally, etc.?
Do you take your dog to training classes?
Are you a member of any local dog training groups or clubs?
Etc.

(Note: This isn't a "quiz" where you have to answer all the questions, I just included them as general information.)
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Very involved! My husband and I do not gave any human children (yet), so the dogs are with us all the time.

I do not jog with my dogs, being a Saint Bernard and a Newfoundland, they would not appreciate that too much. However, I do walk them twice daily. And when it is warm outside I will also swim with my dogs. Exercise for us all!!!

My dogs do go to work with me often :) They like to either hang out at the front desk of the office with the receptionist, or like to join the other dogs (our vets and techs usually bring our dogs with us) in the back where they can run around and have fun in a safe environment.

I do not show my dogs (both adopted out of rescue), but I do work with both of them individually where they excel. For example, I do obedience with my Saint Bernard. She would LOVE to do agility, but due to her bilateral hip dysplasia... I have to hold her back! My Newfoundland passed her water and drafting test this past summer, so we put a lot of work and time into that!

I am a member of both breed clubs (American and local) and am very active in rescue and fostering for both breeds.

Dog Training Club of St.Pete's Flyball Teams


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