{"id":2368,"date":"2012-04-11T01:18:42","date_gmt":"2012-04-11T01:18:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testmaria.satemporary.online\/2012\/04\/11\/2012-04-11-dog-trainers-kicking-dogs-out-of-class-2\/"},"modified":"2024-04-26T23:26:39","modified_gmt":"2024-04-26T23:26:39","slug":"dog-trainers-kicking-dogs-out-of-class-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testmaria.satemporary.online\/2012\/04\/11\/dog-trainers-kicking-dogs-out-of-class-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Dog Trainers kicking dogs out of class"},"content":{"rendered":"
I find it disturbing that so called dog trainers often kick dogs out training classes because of lunging and barking at dogs and people in the class. I was under the impression that dog training classes were for humans and dogs that needed training. Why is it that a lunging dog in a dog training class that big of a deal? This is a very basic behavior to modify in minutes and if a trainer sends away the dog and owner it is possible that the owner will feel that something is wrong with there dog and possible rehome the dog or even kill the dog. Remember 3 million dogs a year are being killed in this country and many of them are the same dogs that are kicked out of training classes.<\/p>\n
Do all of these trainers think that a lunging dog is an aggressive dog? Give me a break, it is quite simple to get a lunging barking dog to quite down in a classroom does not take much time, unfortunately if the dog is on a flat collar, a head halter or chest harness and a bunch of treats, even yummy treats aren’t going to work.<\/p>\n
So why is it that a dog with a basic obedience problem that can be fixed in a few minutes or at least highly managed in a few minutes is being kicked out of class and possibly sentenced to death.<\/p>\n
I know this firsthand since I get these dogs on a daily basis, frustrated owners who have dogs with what they have been told is an aggressive dog. This is a very powerful statement to make to the owner of the dog, rethink keeping the dog alive.<\/p>\n
Let me tell you about a dog named Stone, a male mixed breed dog that was not able to get adopted from a shelter in KY, something about this dog touched the heartstrings of everyone, the problem is that he kept getting kicked out of dog training classes and no one could work him through his issues. So with all of the positive trainers within 100 miles of this shelter, where are you? why did you not help?<\/p>\n