Lots of stuff happening-my mom had a heart attack and is recovering, my kitchen flooded, toilet runs constantly (I'm learning way more about toilets than I ever wanted to know), electrical circuit blew, daughter home from vacation in Jersey. Whew! Makes me tired to just list it all.
Training with Louisa going great (picture above). She's ready for a new home. She goes with me to client's sometimes, attends lots of classes and is friend to all at Animal Ark. Thanks Darlene for the brushout. Thanks Steven for the walks and playtime.
Still can't believe the reports I hear about trainers still using pain to train. One account was a prong collar jerk till the dog yelps. Another is an adolescent dog that the owners have to go out and buy a shock collar for the trainer. We ask dogs into our homes-they don't ask to live with us. Would you invite a guest to your home then slap them around when they don't know where your bathroom is? Makes no sense to me. Then months down the road I get the call to undo the harm the painful trainer did. Sometimes I can. Sometimes not. Sometimes they are so shut down from the pain and stress it takes them years to recover. All in the name of training.......
