We have FOUR dogs:
- Red Nose Pit Mix - 100 lbs
- Australian Cattle Dog - 40 lbs
- Chihuahua Mix - 6 lbs
- Chihuahua - 7lbs
They are all high maintenance and each has their very own set of quirks and problems.- Red Nose Pit Mix - 100 lbs
- Australian Cattle Dog - 40 lbs
- Chihuahua Mix - 6 lbs
- Chihuahua - 7lbs
So a couple of weeks ago Bobby & I attended a seminar called:
This seminar is open to the public and is designed for expecting parents, recently new parents, or anyone who has kids and wants to know more about dogs and how they see children. This class offers an overview on the different ways a dog sees a child from infancy up to teenage-hood and how this explains behavior issues that may arise.
We were pleasantly surprised that the seminar was very informative, and not just a sales pitch to get you to come pay lots of money for a dog trainer. Everyone asked a lot of questions and Jyl covered a good amount of quality information about getting your furr-kids ready for a new pack member. After class we stayed and asked Jyl more specific questions about our situation and she was more than happy to answer all our questions and offer some great advice. We probably stayed 30+ minutes after the seminar ended talking to Jyl. We really appreciated that she was not rushing and pushing us out the door, or telling us that we just need to schedule an appointment.
...So we scheduled an appointment with the main trainer: Lee Mannix. Apparently a very well known dog trainer....especially with aggressive behaviors. (Which is one of the main items we are dealing with.)
Our appointment last night was a 30 minute evaluation with Lee and all of our 4 dogs. He asked us lots of questions and picked up on our dogs quirks without us even telling him. He told us we are doing some things right, and some things wrong. But he did let us know that we were not the worst case senerio and our problems can be corrected. At first he wants to focus mainly on our Australian Cattle Dog - the agressive one of the bunch. He did express his concern for her around the baby/toddler, so she is number one priority.
We as pet parents have a lot of work ahead of us in these next two months to get our pack ready. Just another thing we have to take care of before Punkin' arrives. But of course it's for the best!
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We were pleasantly surprised that the seminar was very informative, and not just a sales pitch to get you to come pay lots of money for a dog trainer. Everyone asked a lot of questions and Jyl covered a good amount of quality information about getting your furr-kids ready for a new pack member. After class we stayed and asked Jyl more specific questions about our situation and she was more than happy to answer all our questions and offer some great advice. We probably stayed 30+ minutes after the seminar ended talking to Jyl. We really appreciated that she was not rushing and pushing us out the door, or telling us that we just need to schedule an appointment.
...So we scheduled an appointment with the main trainer: Lee Mannix. Apparently a very well known dog trainer....especially with aggressive behaviors. (Which is one of the main items we are dealing with.)
Our appointment last night was a 30 minute evaluation with Lee and all of our 4 dogs. He asked us lots of questions and picked up on our dogs quirks without us even telling him. He told us we are doing some things right, and some things wrong. But he did let us know that we were not the worst case senerio and our problems can be corrected. At first he wants to focus mainly on our Australian Cattle Dog - the agressive one of the bunch. He did express his concern for her around the baby/toddler, so she is number one priority.
We as pet parents have a lot of work ahead of us in these next two months to get our pack ready. Just another thing we have to take care of before Punkin' arrives. But of course it's for the best!
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