Leerburg Obedience training?

[Cinder & Smoke]

Classes have already begun by the two trainers on the island,
plus I don't have the $200.00 classes fee right now either.
( Classes are more than twice as expensive as back in Ohio & in IL!)

$200.00 =

Those don't sond like "Club rates" --- more like "private trainer" rates!

The "Clubs" or "Training Associations" usually advertise as such;
and offer almost continuous "new classes" starting almost every week;
prices "otta be" between $50 - $100 for 8 or 10 1-hour classes once per week;
and are usually held in a small building either owned outright or leased by the Club.

Try asking the Vet or at a local "Feed Store" (do you Easterners have Feed Stores?)
You might have to go "OFF the Island" and try on the "mainland"
(where all the Common Folk hang out).

Keep *lookin* ... there's gotta be a cheaper way out!

[Blackrose]

That would be Patricia McConnell. I love her; she is a true pioneer in the science of dog behavior.

If I'm not mistaken, Huskies tend to have a pretty high prey drive, right? Additionally, I *think* Jack is pretty young. Combine a high prey drive with high energy with a wide open space with small dogs, and you've got a perfect recipe for disaster. This is why I can't let Ivy associate with small dogs, either. At home, she's fine with my Peke, but dogs play without thinking. In a perfect world, every dog park would have separate sections for small/big dogs.

I LOVE Patricia McConnell. "The Other End of the Leash" was an extreamly good book. Even thought it focuses on dog behavior and not training, you need to know about dog behavior before you can really become a good trainer.

Another good book is "Don't Shoot the Dog!" Can't remember who wrote it. It is a book about positive training meathods, whether they be for your dog, husband, children, or chicken. Also an extreamly good book that really gives you an insight on how animals (and people) learn.

[lizbud]

Even thought it focuses on dog behavior and not training, you need to know about dog behavior before you can really become a good trainer.

Truer words were never spoken. It's a simple concept, but it escapes
a lot of people.

[Giselle]

That's Karen Pryor (Don't Shoot the Dog), another fabulous trainer and pioneer. She also has a website: clickertraining.com

It doesn't matter how friendly a large dog is towards a small dog. They could adore the dog they're playing with, but the fact is that dogs are rough when they play. And when large dogs are rough with small dogs, the latter usually loses.

I have two large, very high-prey driven dogs, Ivy and Giselle, and a small little Pekingese. Giselle spent the first 3 years of her life making a living off chasing small, white things. Yet, my three pups live in harmony *at home*. In a dog park, however, all bets are off. I think physical separation is just best. If your dog park doesn't have separate areas for small and large dogs, ask/petition for them. At our local dog park, if a small dog comes into the large dog area, we kindly ask them to leave and go to the small dog area. Better safe than sorry!

[BC_MoM]

Personally, I say no to Leerburg.

[crow_noir]

Ditto and ditto!

Blackrose: Even thought it focuses on dog behavior and not training, you need to know about dog behavior before you can really become a good trainer.

lizbud: Truer words were never spoken. It's a simple concept, but it escapes
a lot of people.