Teen dog! I know I say it a lot, but... yes. Teen dog. I think it took our cats a couple of years to mellow out, too. Maybe you should ask his breeder or someone whose opinion you trust before you go for an obedience collar? Just a thought.
Ahhh, but that's just it -- I've been talking to breeders and trainers, whose opinions I've really come to trust. (The Aussie boards -- and they're reputable breeders/trainers, too, which is a good thing.) Besides, the place I was going to take him for his new obedience classes kind of suggest going through the classes with a training collar. I didn't want to use one on him when he was just a wee pup, but ... he's no wee pup anymore. (He can knock me off my feet now!) I'm still going back and forth about the idea, but I'm less horrified by it than I was before.
And of course Universal Truths doesn't suck. I could've told you that! XD
Ah, but WOULD you have? Or do you just humor me and pat me on the head with that indulgent smile of yours? ;) I don't know. I guess I just worry too much that no one's telling me what they really think. (And why is this reminding me of the "But saying it and doing it are two different things!" conversation we had the other night?)
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Date: 2006-08-10 06:04 pm (UTC)Ahhh, but that's just it -- I've been talking to breeders and trainers, whose opinions I've really come to trust. (The Aussie boards -- and they're reputable breeders/trainers, too, which is a good thing.) Besides, the place I was going to take him for his new obedience classes kind of suggest going through the classes with a training collar. I didn't want to use one on him when he was just a wee pup, but ... he's no wee pup anymore. (He can knock me off my feet now!) I'm still going back and forth about the idea, but I'm less horrified by it than I was before.
And of course Universal Truths doesn't suck. I could've told you that! XD
Ah, but WOULD you have? Or do you just humor me and pat me on the head with that indulgent smile of yours? ;) I don't know. I guess I just worry too much that no one's telling me what they really think. (And why is this reminding me of the "But saying it and doing it are two different things!" conversation we had the other night?)