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@moomoo3709 I know you say the dogs lines are healthy, but is that proven at all? Do the dogs have CHIC #s through OFA? Are they doing all the recommended testing for the breed? Does the breeder title her dogs in sports or conformation? How old were the parents? Did the breeder say why she...

@ayensu I was coming here to suggest just this. Our trainer has us grab and hang on for a little bit, basically until they are annoyed. It is supposed to make them solve the problem themselves; they don’t like you taking their paws so you make the dog decide that it doesn’t want to give you it’s...

@rdmarita I'm so sorry, OP. What a hard situation. Realistically, for this dog to have a chance at any quality of life, professional training is a requirement. If you can't provide it, or find an experienced trainer to take the dog on as a charity case, IMO the only remaining option is a...

@camillerose Yeah honestly I would follow the typical +R approach, just make sure you're only rewarding when she is focused on you. Keep her under threshold, slowly start asking for more and make it more challenging. That should help a lot--badically you're trying to teach her that anytime...

@camillerose So it's kinda sketch to give advice on reactivity without seeing the dog. I would super recommend you get with a balanced trainer for an evaluation. But based on what you've said, I'd start with tastier treats, and actually stopping and asking for a sit (or even just focus on you)...

@lizy424 I think the big thing is look for local small business type trainers--and balanced trainers at that. I 100% believe Jake would have never improved so much if we hadn't learned how to use a prong collar. I would look for someone with a lot of word of mouth type reviews. If you're in a...

@7thdayrest Oh I feel you. I still post and try to educate people when I have the energy. I think the people that argue tend to be a very aggressive and vocal minority. People don't respond in support bc they don't want to deal with it (don't blame them) but the votes on comments show people...

....and swapped him with better one. Background: Jake was my first dog as an adult. I did a lot of independent research, and even took a basic obedience class around the time he turned 1, but never really clicked with the trainer, and didn't learn much in class. I had a dog as a kid who was...