Just took ben to his first class tonight and i wasnt impressed at all....first of all there were far to many dogs there were 20 of us in a small room the trainner just showed what to do then never gave any gudiance..........plus there was a big dobermen(i loves these dogs) who just snapped and growled at every dog that went by.

at the end of the class i was dissapointed and felt i never learned anything will need to look for a diffrent class now but i think there is only that one in my area

what area are u?i will have a look.


Mind You as the course goes on,Sometimes people drop out & it gets better/ less crowded

lol mish, i was going to ask the area too so i could have a scout round :)

over crowded classes drive me nuts too, i resigned from a local club because i just couldnt get through to the comittee that its just not ok. i dropped in on the puppy class once and was astonished to see 30 pups!! the advanced class was just as bad

i am in the ayrshire area i have found a women who does clicker training classes its on tonight so we are going to go there she has 10 dogs but also an assistant so they split it up in to groups of 5 she is going to pull me to the side and give me 1 2 1 training tonight so i get the basics

Thats sounds much better - lets us know how you get on

First class sounds not really ideal and I won't be happy there but the second class sounds perfect trophy1st let us know how you get waggingd

oh yes that sounds more like it!

i will i am looking forward to it just hope the little bugger behaves nailbiting

You will have a great time! - Just enjoy it and have fun

:D

that sounds better :)

Hop last nights class went well, it sounds a much better class.
Let us jknow how you got on and what you think on the clicker training.

well went to class last night didnt feel right either but will go back next week will maybe fell better about it ...........i think i was just wound up as ben has no manners at all and some of the other dogs did..........i did laugh thoug at one wome who was there with her choc lab ben escaped form the canny coller the trainner gave me to try and was running about and jumped up on the lady and she freeked out you thought someone had thrown something at her or tried to knick her purse she just freekd i understand some people dont like dogs jump me i dont mind it but her dog was bigger than ben and jumped up on every one it seen strange lady

dont know if i like clicker trainning i learend ben sitm, down, paw high 5 with just treats now he does then for cuddles and the odd treat

Hi ya - Give it another go next week and then see how you feel about it - it worth a try and if you learn something new, all the better

Jo

Stick with it. until you can find something better. Sounds as though Ben needs the socialisation, to help calm him down.

He sounds just like my Lab, she only wanted to go trainingto see all the other dogs, never sat still always wanted to be near or play with another dog, doing group heelwork (which she could do on her own), she would be the only one pulling to meet any dog that walk passed, complete nightmare. Felt like I was the only one with a nuisance dog *hide* .
She is now, 18months and is getting a lot better. She only pulls to get into the class, says hello to every dog then settles. She has just passed het Good Citizens Silver, so I am very pleased with her progress.

Dont know if you have any round your way and they do tend to cost a bit more. But I also take my dogs to a traning school which is outside. A lot of work is done on long lines, but I feel this helps my dogs more than just working in a hall.
It is more like being out on a walk, with distractions of other people and dogs.