What would you do?

[xx CURVE xx]

So i spent my new bike down payment money on professional dog training...got Him back Monday... I don't see much of an improvement... Should i ask for my money back or make them do it all over again?. :(

[Hondahugger]

before I give you my .02, when you picked him up, did they walk you through everything he learned there to help you continue his training at home?

[Adeptus_Minor]

I'd do some talking with the trainers, if possible, have one come to your place and see you interact with Hopper.
They installed the buttons, but you might not be pushing them correctly.

[Archren]

I'd do some talking with the trainers, if possible, have one come to your place and see you interact with Hopper.
They installed the buttons, but you might not be pushing them correctly.

I agree. Good luck!

[shmike]

User error.

[xx CURVE xx]

Yeah they walked through all he learned...and he was pretty good...but as soon as he was home it was back to the same old Hurricane Hopper. :(

I'd do some talking with the trainers, if possible, have one come to your place and see you interact with Hopper.
They installed the buttons, but you might not be pushing them correctly.

good idea...i may wait till after the weekend

[Archren]

Yeah they walked through all he learned...and he was pretty good...but as soon as he was home it was back to the same old Hurricane Hopper. :(



good idea...i may wait till after the weekend

Is this the new Staffie pup you were talking about before? I imagine that like with kids, patience and repetition is key.. yeah, he learned the stuff, but now he has to learn that the rules that applied in school apply at home, too.

[xx CURVE xx]

Is this the new Staffie pup you were talking about before? I imagine that like with kids, patience and repetition is key.. yeah, he learned the stuff, but now he has to learn that the rules that applied in school apply at home, too.

Yeah same dog... I hope you're right... we will see how the weekend goes...but still i expected more for what i paid and the time he spent in school...

[HRCNICK11]

Sounds like a owner problem to me. If your a push over like my wife thats the kind of dog you get. I'm the only one in the house the dog listens to cause he only gets what he want if I get what I want. The part that pisses the wife off is she soils the hell out of him and he spends most of his time sitting on my lap. Dogs are smart and return respect.

[xx CURVE xx]

Sounds like a owner problem to me. If your a push over like my wife thats the kind of dog you get. I'm the only one in the house the dog listens to cause he only gets what he want if I get what I want. The part that pisses the wife off is she soils the hell out of him and he spends most of his time sitting on my lap. Dogs are smart and return respect.

I agree..and thats the thing..i'm not a push over...he's good with me but gets too excited around people..

[Ninjakel]

How old is he??

[xx CURVE xx]

How old is he??

18 months

[Ninjakel]

check out www.pitbullforum.com

sorry to say, but 18 months usually isn't a stellar time for training, its alot harder to get the pup to get rid of bad behavior.

Personally, I would be wary of a training program where I wasn't involved 100 %.What kind of training did they use??? Positive reinforcement??? NILIF??

Seriously, go join that forum. Alot of info for Bully breeds.

[xx CURVE xx]

I'll check it out thanks...yeah i know it was late to start training...but i spent half of 08 in bed recovering...but they assured me it would be no prob...

[Yamerhaw]

would have bought new bike instead

[xx CURVE xx]

would have bought new bike instead

was thinking that me self lol

[Lamnidae]

would have bought new bike instead

x2

[RCM78]

We're going through all the training with our German Shepherd right now.

We put him in a day school program. He was dropped off four days a week and was trained for 15-20 minutes every hour. This went on for 10 weeks. Once that was done we started to go to the trainers three times a week to learn how to work him. This is the key to the whole thing. I think the easiest part for the trainer is training the actual dog. The owners are a whole nuther story...

I dont know what you paid but we paid $1600 for the entire program. There is no time limit. Were done when everyone is satisfied that the dog is controllable on and off leash. If he needs to go back in the future theres no charge.

I dont know what your expectations were or what the trainer told you but they cant just take your dog and give him back and have him do whatever you say. You have to work with the dog DAILY to keep his training up.

[Dnyce]

Step 1-find mistake....


Ah, here it is
So i spent my new bike down payment money on professional dog training


Step 2-discern proper choice

would have bought new bike instead

you're doing great, heres a treat :titsup:

Step 3-acknowledge mistake


was thinking that me self lol

well done!

[Papa_Complex]

I've never heard of training a dog, without the owner being involved. It doesn't sound very effective to me.

[t-homo]

We have always just trained dogs on our own. I think when we trained our lab for waterfowl retrieving, she learned faster than my father did.