Ok, since I seem to have gotten a bad start here, I would like to get to know everyone. I am a dog trainer and I graduated from National K-9. I have been training for several years now and have tried several methods. So far, I have found that each dog does best with a custom method, lol. My collie for example learned through praise and leash corrections. She did well, but I am trying some clicker training to develop her abilities more. I have a co-owned rottie with my sister. She is on an e-collar because when my sister got her, she did EVERYTHING wrong. I mean, stuff that all of us would agree was wrong. So, I stepped in and took over. Now, with the help of a paging reminder from the e-collar, I have control over the dogs minor aggression (all bluff for now, but would have bitten in time had I not trained her). I don't electracute the dog, I simply page to remind her that she needs to listen. The dog would have been euthanized, but now lives a happy life. Others that I have trained have done well on a training collar, prong at times, and tons of praise. As my signature says, I believe in discipline. Not abuse, but the understanding of what is okay and what is not okay.
I love all dogs, but my top five favorite breeds are: rough collies, cane corsos, great danes, pomeranians, and malinios. I also am an animal fanatic, having worked at the pet store as an animal care person for years. I am a reptile queen, if you will. I love lizards, live for them. I also like fish and some small animals. I have no birds right now, but I want a caique and a lory.
I don't have kids, I'm not married, but I have three wonderfull neices, Hailey (4), Hallie (6 mos), and Danielle (newborn). I love kids, as long as they are not mine, lol.
So, if you would like, introduce yourselves here...
I love all dogs, but my top five favorite breeds are: rough collies, cane corsos, great danes, pomeranians, and malinios. I also am an animal fanatic, having worked at the pet store as an animal care person for years. I am a reptile queen, if you will. I love lizards, live for them. I also like fish and some small animals. I have no birds right now, but I want a caique and a lory.
I don't have kids, I'm not married, but I have three wonderfull neices, Hailey (4), Hallie (6 mos), and Danielle (newborn). I love kids, as long as they are not mine, lol.
So, if you would like, introduce yourselves here...