I love the resources I've found in books by Leslie McDevitt, Patricia McConnell, Ali Brown, etc. and I read them frequently via my Kindle. However, nothing quite compares to this lady's work.
I've made astounding progress in the last month with Dolce using the principles from these four gurus. I owe it all to the top four above, and I'm so grateful to my friends on live journal who introduced me to them. While I'm not entirely against Cesar Millan, I can completely see the possibilities and benefits to positive-only training. This will be my mission, should I pursue dog training in any capacity, from now on.
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So what have Dolce and I achieved, specifically? Well, we were passed by a husky the other day, who has set Dolce off on numerous previous occasions, within 8 feet without a negative reaction. Dolce gave me about 10 auto-looks in a row, and that was it, the dog had passed. Any outbursts Dolce does have are much easier to redirect. He calms down after a reactive episode so much sooner. I feel it's all down hill from here. I'm eager to get back out into the world, socialize like crazy to finish things up, and get into classes so we can compete ASAP. I just know he's so talented, he'll take to dog sports like a lab to water. I only hope I can keep up with him. :P
Sorry I haven't posted much recently. I hope to be better from now on.
