re: Paying for dog training...anybody have experience?

We're definitely serious about training this dog. And I know y'all have experienced things like this before and know what you're talking about.

But it isn't a bunch of behavioral things that I can break down and fix through various techniques. She's a very good dog in every single scenario you could dream of.

But tries to kill every single dog she sees. I just don't think I know how to fix it. It's so bad I don't think I could of I knew how.

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She's a nerd

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She's lacking some socialization.

frick you.








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So we made time to do it ourself. It took a while but I was impressed at the outcome. We got a more obedient dog and he learned to sit, stay all that crap. He no longer chewed things as well. Just a better behaving dog. If I were you, I'd make time for it and do it yourself. Save the money. About an hour a day is great.

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We've done this, and like with yours, it was tough but eventually made progress and now have a pretty awesome dog.

Except for when another dog is around. Because she apparently likes to turn into a demon and eat them. Jokes aside, it's unreal how fast she goes 0 to 60 when she sees another dog. It's overwhelming.

Perfect. I want to do this without paying, but realize what we're up against. She wants to pay for it but I KNOW that there's a good chance that it'll be too hard for us to be disciplined at first in helping the dog.

Here is some advice from someone with experience with this. Dogs instinctively have a pack mentality regardless of size or breed and consider your family as it's pack. If none of you exhibit alpha traits that your dog recognizes and accepts then it will believe it must fill that roll. So whenever your dog goes crazy at other dogs it is because it is compelled to protect it's pack and it's territory as the alpha. What you need to do is receive training for your family and dog that teaches you about the pack mentality and how to exhibit the alpha traits which will in return have your dog act of of your cues. If the dog accepts you as alpha and see's you do not perceive this other dog or person as a threat then neither will they.

I did this training with my girl through a national franchise called Barkbusters. I can't speak for other trainers but the lady I worked with here was outstanding and changed my 115 lb Cane Corso in to a new dog after just the 1st session largely because the key focus is teaching the owners how to behave differently to receive the results you are looking for. Dogs instinctively want to lead or be lead and once you are fully established and maintained as the alpha their existence is to please you. My girl never begs, has 100% recall and I can even walk her off leash and she doesn't go anywhere without my okaying it. Barkbusters is done in your home initially or somewhere in public later if you choose for social experiments. They had like 3 packages for $300, $500 & $700 depending on your needs. I highly recomend, the knowledge you get just on ways to best communicate with dogs will last you a lifetime and make you and your dogs relationship so much better.

Try to look at it as more a lack of education on the subject than a lack of manhood