Harley Dagmar Training
Thank you Maria,
I am working with Dagmar and plan to continue our training upon my return from Kentucky.
I feel that I need to share this information with you. As a previous German Shepherd owner, I trained weekly for over a year with a professional trainer. It was expensive and time consuming, but my dearest friend gifted me with Duke, the pick of the litter. He grew to be 110 lbs., and entirely Alpha since birth. He was awesomely strong, un-neutered, extra-large and a willful animal. Our training was based on an ongoing daily ritual and it was my desire to train him beyond the basics because of his strength and intelligence. Duke was a legend among the kids in town who named him super-dog. He was admired for his agile abilities to climb ladders, scoot down slides, run stairwells like a cyclone and play soccer with them on the field. I …show more content…
As per the occurrence Saturday, I am open to learn how you prevent a young dog from barking at an old woman who is calling Harley, (from a safe distance), while she’s shaking her finger at him. He’s an 18-month old pup who perhaps was feeling threatened and reacted by barking at her. Unfortunately, Harley received a jerk-collar reprimand and he ceased barking immediately. Having her complain about a young dog barking at her seems over-reactive.
I understand the concern and the responsibility GSROC has in dealing with the public and in their best interest every new handler should be required to pass a training seminar with a dog on lease. No matter how good you are as a handler and how great your dog is trained, you don't know what is going on in their head at every given situation. One should never take for granted and let down their guard while in public. This is what I learned and practice.
Thank you again for this opportunity to express my opinion.
Sincerely,
Linda
I am working with Dagmar and plan to continue our training upon my return from Kentucky.
I feel that I need to share this information with you. As a previous German Shepherd owner, I trained weekly for over a year with a professional trainer. It was expensive and time consuming, but my dearest friend gifted me with Duke, the pick of the litter. He grew to be 110 lbs., and entirely Alpha since birth. He was awesomely strong, un-neutered, extra-large and a willful animal. Our training was based on an ongoing daily ritual and it was my desire to train him beyond the basics because of his strength and intelligence. Duke was a legend among the kids in town who named him super-dog. He was admired for his agile abilities to climb ladders, scoot down slides, run stairwells like a cyclone and play soccer with them on the field. I …show more content…
As per the occurrence Saturday, I am open to learn how you prevent a young dog from barking at an old woman who is calling Harley, (from a safe distance), while she’s shaking her finger at him. He’s an 18-month old pup who perhaps was feeling threatened and reacted by barking at her. Unfortunately, Harley received a jerk-collar reprimand and he ceased barking immediately. Having her complain about a young dog barking at her seems over-reactive.
I understand the concern and the responsibility GSROC has in dealing with the public and in their best interest every new handler should be required to pass a training seminar with a dog on lease. No matter how good you are as a handler and how great your dog is trained, you don't know what is going on in their head at every given situation. One should never take for granted and let down their guard while in public. This is what I learned and practice.
Thank you again for this opportunity to express my opinion.
Sincerely,
Linda