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My dogs basically pass out during human meals, but my new kitten is totally food crazy. He was a stray and only about 3-months old, but he charged, all stiff-legged, any dog that came near him (radius of 15 ft = near) and had particular enmity for the pitbull. However, he's been a love bug with...

The person who holds the snake aversion class in my area has a website: http://vipervoidance.com/Home_Page.html He said he doesn't necessarily turn the ecollar up all the way, but the first shock is powerful. He said it was b/c there may not be a second chance to correct the dog. Is that...

Maybe I will be classmates with your parents. I will check for Stubby and they can check for Mr. August (Gus) :)

What do you mean by "correctly"? What practices should I be wary of?

DJ, What kind of dog is Recon? He looks like Gus and I describe Gus as a ranch collie, a prototype of the AKC Australian Shepherd. But I am just making it up as I go. What do you think?

Thanks DJ, I have resigned myself to the need for this, but the people running the class are park rangers not dog trainers. Therefore, I feel the least I could do for my sensitive little Gus is to educate myself. I would like to hear more about what your friend has learned about this method...

I lived in VT for 25 years before moving to the sunny SW. I hope you're staying warm! Its early in the year for the current temps.

Thank you all for responding. It is helping me think things through. I was not able to find any experienced dog trainers in this area, so I will at least talk to the Game & Fish rangers. Maybe I can observe a class. I will at least wait until I have several months of positive dog training in...

I have a new stray that I have started in PetSmart classes since there are no other alternatives available in this very rural area. I would like to hike with this dog, but I live in an area known for the Mohave Green Rattler. The local Game & Fish offers rattler aversion classes that use shock...