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Hey Natalie
I would love to help, I love dogs and that’s why it bothered me and the others with me, we saw the potential of the dogs they are very smart they thrive on training. It’s why German Sheppard’s are guard dogs, not because they are mean, but because they thrive on training.
First you get a electronic bark collar, and YOU DON'T use it on the river, it's their play time, and dogs are smart they need a release, let them be dogs!
but once off the river, the collar goes on. They will associate it with barking only and not the dogs owners, the owners are their buddies, why in the world they get a slight sting from them…they love them…see where this going J
First couple of times you set the collar on high, but not all the way ! …then the next day or two you set the settings less high …a high dollar collar with remote settings works great but they make them for someone a budget also to where you can manually set it also.
A spray collar is gimmick they don’t work. Big price, little effect...The electronic collars are so effective that in two weeks, you can take the batteries out of it, if the collar is on, they know the routine. They are also way more humane, I don’t want some chemical sprayed into my eyes, a static shock I can get over, not something up my nose and eyes.
I love training dogs especially smart ones, and those two are smart, matter of fact too smart for their own good, they have pushed , and learned their owners limits, and have trained their owners, it should be the other way around!
I’ll say it again, smart dogs thrive on training, to them it’s learning and they get bored easy if not challenged.
I have tricks for close quarter training also, that involves some rope work, it’s pretty cool. For summer money I trained duck dogs for the rich duck hunters in Memphis. My Dad and Uncle started me at 10…it’s a very rewarding thing for a child to do, and I still love training dogs even today.
Anyway feel free to email me if you want, and I’ll give you the secret formula on close quarter training. |