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I wouldn't just hand my kids over to someone else to be raised and follow along blindly behind,...
Hope you don't mind me borrowing this. Maybe we could collaborate on a book and make money giving seminars.
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...so I shouldn't do that with my dog, either.
And the second part speaks for itself.
Good on you, Karen. As I mentioned before, the schutzhund group will know what kind of dog you want to raise. They will help you desensitize your dog to other dogs, but they won't insist that you socialize him.
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I would make known my reasons,though, regardless of whether I sought a refund. None of this "class" is what it purported to be. JMO.
I did politely talk to the trainer and let her know that I didn't think the class would be a good fit for my dog, at which point, she again cut me off to tell me how out of control, dangerous, and aggressive my dog would be if I didn't continue. If someone is unwilling to at listen to me and consider the information I give, given that I live with the dog and know him better, then I don't think their advice is going to be based off of what is best for my dog in particular.
My guess is that this trainer has little to no experience with working breed dogs or giant breed dogs. My puppy is only 12 weeks old, but yes, he is the biggest dog in the class. In my opinion, he's doing great in his training and right on track for his age, but yes, he might look a little more than a handful next to an older toy breed pup. I know I often have to step back and remind myself of his age and not expect him to be at a level of other dogs his size that are much older.
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Good on you, Karen. As I mentioned before, the schutzhund group will know what kind of dog you want to raise. They will help you desensitize your dog to other dogs, but they won't insist that you socialize him.
I think this is proving to be true already. You tell the average dog owner, "I want my dog to just ignore other dogs, not want to run up and play with them," or even moreso, "I want my dog to be indifferent to strangers, not beg for treats from them." and they look at you like you've just said the strangest thing.
I'd like to train Sam for a BH title and let him fill out in the meantime before deciding if he's fit to train in bitework for a SCH title. I think training for the BH would be wonderful for him even if his drive decreases and he develops more like a St. Bernard than a GSD. If he is fit for it, I'd love to take him further, but if not, we can always look into other dog sports at that point with a BH as a solid foundation for whatever else we may do.
And you never know...perhaps one day I'll have a working line GSD and this will be great experience for training that dog.
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