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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Encourage them to get dog training.  My retired parents adopted a very energetic chow retriever who pulled my mother down on walks and I was really worried that they would have to return him.  It was dangerous for her to walk him.  He would also get excited when I visited and nearly knock me down at the door.  They were his 3rd home at 2 years old.

My parents instead went and took training classes at Pet Smart.  They both went and worked really hard to understand the dog and get to a good place where he became a good and safe walker no matter who was walking him.  No choke or prong collar was needed.  He turned out to be one the best dogs by the time training was done.  It took a lot of patience but it was definitely worth the investment.  [/quote]

Op here. .. That is really great to hear about your parents!  Problem is these friends have gone to trainers and they believe this is the only way.  This is one of the reason some people get smaller dogs when they are older.  To avoid being pulled down.

I agree Zak George isn't perfect but, he does correct if you watch his videos closely.  He rewards when the dog makes the better choice.    Then the dog wants to make the correct choice!  My dog is living proof of that.  Granted it is taking more time but, I think we expect too much from our dogs too soon.  That was the point of this thread.  People expect dogs to be this cuddly thing to use when they are lonely or sad but, heaven forbid they don't learn something right away or have more needs than we are willing to give.  What I have learned if I am teaching my dog something and he doesn't get it that it is usually my fault because I did not communicate clearly.

Btw, my mutt and I got our AKC novice certificate!  Not so humble brag![/quote]

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