I already said, I don't spray her! It was done when she was a puppy, and the idea stuck. I haven't sprayed her since I was a kid! We only show her the bottle when she is barking. We say no, and like I said, it usually works, but when she's having one of those off-days where she decides she doesn't want to listen, we just pick up the bottle and she quits. It's healthier than smacking her, and I atleast made my stepmom get rid of that ridiculous muzzle, so everyone should be happy!

Obedience classes are majorly expensive. If my stepmom can't afford another house, or afford to keep Leather if she gets kicked out, how is she supposed to pay for obedience? I like the method we use. It doesn't hurt my dog, it doesn't make her yelp or cry, it's inexpensive, and it works! We rarely need to enforce it, it's only a just-incase sort of a thing. And it works when she doesn't listen to our voices, or can't hear because she's barking too loud. As long as we are using it, we don't have to worry about her having to be given up. I've had enough of that for one lifetime, and I've barely had any at all.