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If you’ve discovered that your perfect pooch has a real problem that you can’t deal with, then you’re going to need professional help. Should you take them to a trainer? Is a dog training DVD a good way to learn? You need to decide what is best for you and the dog.

Dog trainers are great, when they know their material. But how do you know if they do? You can research and try to find out by their website. Or you can go to class and take a chance. But look forward to paying for the personalized treatment, because a good trainer will not be cheap.

When you’re talking about something that is a ?how to? method, such as dog training, it is often better to be able to watch the process in action so that you can immediately try it and implement it. Dog training is one of those scenarios where you really need to see exactly what the trainer is doing in real time so that you can try it out with your own pet.

Another thing to consider is that if you had to bring your dog into a class atmosphere, chances are there are going to be other dogs present. Your dog may not take too kindly to that. If you spring for private classes, you are paying for time. And if you or your pooch require repetitive tasks to learn, its gonna cost you.

Another great thing about these courses are that sometimes we have to see something more than once. Some of us are visual learners and it takes a little repetition to sink in. That’s where the rewind button comes in. You can start it over as many times as it takes.

So, if you want to know if a dog training DVD a good way to learn, it really depends on what you consider a good use of your time. You can either spend it carting your canine back and forth to class, or you spend that time more wisely in the comfort of your own home.

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Purely hypothetical, of course. There is no "neither" option. You ARE buying a puppy… and these are your 2 choices.

Breeder A:

This breeder owns only 1 b*tch. She is a sporting breed, say a Gordon Setter. She was bought by them from a well-known show kennel, both of her parents champion titled, OFAd, all relevant health tests done. Her sire is a best in show, best in specialty winning dog. This b*tch was shown to her championship, achieved a CDX obedience title, and a Junior Hunter title for field work. She lives as a beloved house pet, sleeps at the foot of her owner’s bed.

She has been bred to a champion, best in show winning male, who has also passed all his health certifications. He is, however, a kennel dog, and has never done obedience or field work.

The puppies are all completely vetted, and in addition have been temperament tested by 2 different people knowledgeable to the breed.They had neurological stimulation done at 7 days, the optimum age for this.

In order to buy one of these puppies, you must fill out a lengthy questionnaire, letting the breeder know what your living situation is, what you are looking for in a dog and what you plan to do with this dog. They offer a lifetime health guarantee on their puppies, and will take back the dog at any time in it’s life if you are unable to keep it. All pet quality pups are sold on a spay/neuter contract, The breeder will refund 0 on the purchase price when you have the dog OFAd at maturity.

These puppies stay with their mother until at least 9 weeks of age. They have a beautiful big puppy pen to play in with miniature puppy agility equipment to play on. They are well socialized, brave, and afraid of nothing.

This breeder works hard with local and national breed rescue and volunteers at their local shelter.

Breeder B:

This breeder created ‘designer dogs’. They have several questionably bred b*tches they purchased from pet stores, Pomeranians. One has patella luxation that was surgically repaired when she was younger, but she is bred anyway. Another has severe skin allergies, and again, she is bred anyway, to a Chihuahua.

This breeder admits that they don’t care about shelter dogs, saying that ‘they aren’t my problem’. They breed their designer dogs because that is where the most profit is. These puppies are sold at 5-6 weeks of age, with their only vaccinations being what the breeder gives herself.

This breeder is also planning to branch out to breed goldendoodles, with a Golden Retriever b*tch she bought… yes, from a pet shop.

These puppies are sold with no health guarantees or a contract of any kind. If you cannot keep the dog a year from now, this breeder doesn’t care what you do with it; if the dog ends up in a shelter, ‘it’s not her problem’ any more. If you breed your POMCHI to a morkiepoo, this breeder doesn’t care.

If your puppy ends up with that luxated patella or severe allergy…. well, that’s your problem now.

So… which breeder would you choose? You can substitute your favorite breed in either scenario, but the conditions remain the same.

By the way… Breeder A is the breeder of my boy Nick. Breeder B? "Hypothetical". :-)
Mastiff Mommy- They are WONDERFUL people. I feel blessed that I was able to get a puppy from them. He is the love of my life.

Racecars… there is nothing wrong with adopting from a shelter. That’s wonderful. This is just a hypothetical situation, I am curious to see how everyone feels. I would NEVER say anyone is stupid for adopting a shelter dog.
Launi… have i told you lately that I ♥ you?
Tina… go back and re-read breeder A… the b*tch IS a champion, and has both obedience and field titles.

Yesterday, I brought my nipping 12 week cocker puppy to my friends house who had a German Shepard dog who is 10 years old and went supposedly to dog obedience school.

So, my puppy was sniffing the dog infront of our supervision and suddenly the dog flipped my puppy in the air with his paw and tried to stab him with his paw but failed and my puppy ran away crying. I thought he was scared for life but when I put my puppy down agin my puppy tried to chase the dog again so no indication of scaredness.

Today, when im walking my puppy, and when my puppy hears a dog bark, he runs from to the house! Is my puppy scared of dogs? I read in so many books that puppies learn obedience better from older mature dogs but what did i do wrong?

I’ve reserved a Doberman puppy who is about six weeks old, and I will be picking him up from the breeders in a couple of weeks. I’ve never owned a puppy before, and am doing all of the research (reading training books, talking to dog owners…). I am planning to enroll my pup in puppy obedience school at the end of the summer after he and I have spent some time together (and he is about 4 months old). During my research, I’ve definitely come to understand that puppies are BALLS OF ENERGY! I am very willing to accommodate this, but I also understand that there is a difference between an excited puppy (who loves to play) and an overly hyper, frantic puppy (who cannot control himself wherever he is). If he is a "crazy" pup and I don’t know how to control it, I’m afraid he’ll make our summer very difficult. I’ll take him everyday to the park to run and exercise, but is there anything else I can do to help him develop into a semi-obedient (and controllable) pup who listens to me?

We have a soft coated wheaten terrier and an irish terrier. They are both almost 8 years old. They are very calm, gentle, and friendly dogs. Intelligent too. They have behaved well since the day we got them. We give them alot of freedom. We put them both in a very brief obedience course when they were puppies but we did this so they could be properly socialized with other dogs. But I notice that some folks almost overtrain their dogs. They are extremely strict with them. Constantly scolding them. Sometimes hitting them. These types of folks often say that the dog must know who is boss. They use all types of outrageous techniques. Why even have a dog if all you are trying to do is show your superiority over an animal that is dependent on you in the first place? These folks often behave like jerks in their regular life outside of the home too. Control freaks. Gotta hate em.

Two weeks after we brought our black lab puppy home I found out I was pregnant. So, I started training him, but because the smell of the dog made me want to vomit after a while, he only received so much training. He knows to sit, heel and lay down. He knows come forward and go to his crate. He can even retrieve our newspaper. He knows not to jump when I tell him.

But, he’s hyper beyond belief and contantly underfood. When he’s outside he’s tripped myself, husband and my 78 year old father-in-law.

My mother-in-law suggested obedience school, but normally dogs go when they are puppies. I’ve also heard that it takes labs a few years to calm down, mostly 4 years. So, I don’t know.

My son is 10 months and access is very limited with the dog because of the dog’s hyper-ness.

What do you think? And, sure, my hubby should’ve taken the dog to obedience school since I could no longer train him, but we didn’t.

Thanks.
Thanks for your responses so far. :) Much appreciated. So, glad it’s not too late.

This ? is in reference to a VERY GOOD ? posted yesterday

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=ArASX4JAp96UVhE9ltmL9Gjsy6IX;_ylv=3?qid=20071025095801AAgOFFR&show=7#profile-info-nvPHccPbaa

Anyway, I wanted to further this thought with this….

As breeders, do you routinely keep some sort of control over the puppies you sell? (show dogs) Do you track and stay involved in the show careers, breedings and offspring? (hunting & agility dogs) Do you require certain training methods or involvement in the training process?

I am asking this of professional breeders because I was absolutely astonished at the level of "control" retained by the breeder over a dog once it is sold. (after reviewing the answers in yesterdays ?) I was involved in show horses and NEVER had anyone tell me i had to do certain things once I handed them thousands of dollars and put the animal in my name, it was my business? Is this really common in the dog industry???
Thanks for your answer guys. I am always getting greyhounds after their racing careers are over, so I understand the level of involvement regarding adoption, I just never knew it was so intense in the show dog world. Knowledge is power and I learned something today…Thanks!

Anyone in the Colorado Springs area swear by a certain dog trainer? I need a good trainer for 2 puppies!

Do people here KNOW that there are books written on pretty much ANY subject pertaining to dogs?

Books about breeding, genetics, dog behavior, obedience and agility training, health and emergency care, dog shows, EVEN dog names!

Pick up a BOOK and LEARN something BEFORE you decide to buy a Whateverdoodle or breed brother/sister/sire/dam!!!
I agree with not believing everything you read, but AT LEAST you will have some basis for your opinions instead of just taking a wild uneducated guess!

And no ST, I don’t feel superior, I am just your average show person, what I DO feel is frustrated and exasperated.

As far as looking for educated opinions here, well, there is like 8 people here who are not totally clueless. The other gazillion are busy answering questions even if they obviously know nothing about the question.
azabbyg - I wasn’t swearing, LOL! A dam is the mother of puppies. Spelled dam.

I just got back from taking my puppy to puppy classes and I am curious what you thought of it. I just got back from taking my puppy to his first class and I was very disappointed and unimpressed.

This class was all puppies, probably the oldest was 6 months. The teacher had us sit on lawn chairs outside in the freezing cold (it was about 12 degrees Celsius and looked like it was about to rain, and i have a short haired chihuahua weighing 5 lbs, (not her fault)) but we sat there for over an hour while she discussed every single toy, leash, collar, harness, toy, treat and food on the market. She went over is such detail and to say every single toy ever sold and when your a new dog owner you hang out at a ot of difference pet stores so you learn most of this stuff. Mean while we all have Curious little puppies wanting to meet each other and wondering what all the people and desperately wanting to explore. so for over an hour we all tried to hang on to our puppies and listen to her explain why rawhide bones are bad.

The only real thing we did was for the last 5-10 mins we called our dogs names and when the came to us they got a treat.

Of course I have already paid in full so I have to stick this out now and hope it gets better. Is this typical for obedience to do nothing at all on the first day?
It is a 6 class (including this useless one) and I private lesson and I had to pay of all of them upfront.