Today we’re probably going to pick our baby girl up and bring her home. Even if she’s not done with training. It’s a week early, so, I’m hoping she learned a bit in three weeks. We have heard there could be the national guard blocking the Florida and Alabama line. We didn’t want to take the chance of not being able to pick her up at a later date. It’s all the Chinese’s fault for releasing the COVID-19 and infecting so many thousands of people! They should be held accountable financially and criminally if you ask me! I know you’re not asking me, but I’m telling you anyway!
The sound isn’t the best, but you’ll see how she listens to staying in her place.
When we got to the facility to see our girl she was super excited and wanted to run to me, but he didn’t want her to be so full of it before he got to demonstrate her for us. But had he told me on the phone before I arrived I would have not gone near him or her, but I didn’t know. He had us go sit a picnic table and just wait while he tried to calm her down so he could walk her by us and have her control. NO one controls her! LOL
She was very hot out there. She hid under the picnic table while we chatted. We brought her home and she was so happy and right back to her normal bad self. LOL The word NO meant nothing again. Her place was non-existent. She didn’t listen to us. Sure if I put her on a leash with the special collar she will listen somewhat, but she still has me hollering NO at her, she won’t stop going after the cat, jumping on us, putting her nose in the garbage and on the kitchen table or counter. Nothing has really changed. She walks well on a leash for the most part, but she did before.
She already knew how to sit, stay, come, down, rollover, wait, tell me, free, she would do what I said for the most part. but she didn’t know the word NO it didn’t register as anything to her. She knew the words Leave it more than No. So, as far as training helping her at home, I’m a say no. She still the same and doesn’t listen. 🙁 I’m sad about that, I would take her back, but I can’t for personal reasons (I didn’t like a pinch collar being used) that I cannot allow myself to take her back again.
I’m not saying it’s bad for dogs, but my own personal opinion is they’re not necessary, I was looking more for Positive reinforcement more than the negative kind. Had I known from the beginning that a pinch collar was going to be used, I wouldn’t have chosen this place. I will not make the mistake of not asking a lot more questions next time.
Again, this is just my own personal opinion as far as this type of collar goes, but she didn’t really learn a lot from it either. She knows Mama’s not going to jerk her neck with it. However, I do give her a bump, bump with her normal collar and it does get her attention, again this is only on the leash and she doesn’t acknowledge me without it.
I will probably be checking out Lucky Dog Training where we can go and be part of it instead of dropping her off. I’ll never leave her somewhere again like that. Except for when she gets spayed. I just wish more than anything she listened at least to the word No. That would have made a world of difference and been worth the $750 we paid for this training. We’ll continue to work with her though, using the leash and just hope one day, she’ll be good to go! 🙂 She’s my baby and is snoring right now!
Once we brought her home she was so sick, almost like she had jetlag or something. She was wobbling, weak, and wouldn’t eat. All she did was sleep and was lethargic. The next morning I was taking her to Dothan Animal Hospital to see what was going on with her. But thankfully, she was okay the next morning and back to herself playing and full of energy. I’m guessing she may have been in the sun too long.
So glad she’s home with me again 🙂