I have a gsd male 1 year old. I have been training the dog for months with a prong collar and he has been responding very well.

I asked my husband to start training him first thing when he lets him out the smaller yard into our large yard.

My husband forgot to use the prong collar and now used a regular collar. I guess Fero didn't respond well when he tried to have him go through the commands and started bucking. Shortly he settled down and my husband took him through his paces.

After a few days of trining with this collar Fero won't come near my husband. He'd rather stay in the smaller yard. He runs behind his dog house and just looks at him.

I don't know how to restablish the bond between them. This is a very loving dog who is very affectionate but early on my husband stopped him from being as affectionate with him(I let Fero put half his body accross my lap and pet him, my husband didn't want him to do this.)

I need some suggestions.

Thanks for your help,

Sue

Why are you making your husband train your dog when he obviously doesn't know what he's doing. Doesn't follow your suggestions. And you know the dog is so afraid he's avoiding him.

And with such an extreme reaction, your dog is either extremely soft, or I'd be worried about your husbands 'control' methods and how he's applying them. Sounds like you may end up with a fearful dog, who's not going to trust men.

I personally would NOT allow that husband near MY dog unless it was to give a treat, or a pet. You know it's not working. Obviously your husband knows how to train dogs and won't listen to your advice. And look what he's done to your dog. Sometimes you just need to look at whats there, and read what you wrote about how your dog is behaving.

Stop having him 'train' your dog. And good luck with the 'retraining'.

I have a sort of policy in my house. With three dogs, a husband and two teenagers, I don't have time to hold hands or teach them how to properly train a dog. The role of my other family members when it comes to the dogs is to assist in providing for their needs for food and access to the outdoors, waste cleanup, and sometimes, exercise in the form of tossing a ball in the yard. I've made some simple rules pretty clear, such as the dogs must sit and wait for permission before going outside, and that treats are only given to dogs that have followed a command first. Other than a few basic handling rules such as those, none of my family members are responsible for actually "training" the dogs. If my husband or one of my kids were to express a sincere interest in training, then I would, of course, take the time to coach them, and I'd probably have them start with the easiest dog first.

That's just what works for me, and it really helps prevent headaches as far as differences in training styles, or family members using inappropriate training approaches.

I guess I couldn't see what was in front of me. I will not let him train him again. I'll work on getting them together in a social setting.

Thanks for the advice.

Sue

Depending on how rough your husband was, it could have caused your dog to have whiplash or a sore neck.

I agree that it is best to seperate them.