Originally posted by cali
obedience classes are only a wast of money if you already know how to properly train a dog lol, classes are not for the dog they are meant only to teach the owner how to communicate with the dog. happy took an obedience coarse but we refused to do any of the stuff they tried to make us do. (make the dog lay down by steping on the leash close to the collar and slamming the dogs shoulder down ) as well as when happy barked, they told be to pick her up but the scruff shake her, and yell no in her ear(she was 12 weeks old)
I've not seen or heard about all obedience classes, obviously, but, the few people I've talked to said they had nothing but good experiences. Most of the ones I've looked into only use positive reinforcement. That sounds like a scary obedience class where they make you scream in the dog's ear. I don't know, I know the classes are for the owner, also, but, I don't think it's a waste of time for the puppy. I've just signed up for a training class with Finn, but, if they even once do anything remotely close to picking them up and shaking them, I'm out. Where did you take Happy that they told you to do that? That's disgusting. but, it's unfair to say that all obedience trainers will do that. IMHO