I believe my dogs trainer is hurting my dog by utilizing an e collar at the highest setting.
Long story short I have a 1.5 year old golden retriever who needs a bit of training, so I reached out to a local dog trainer with great reviews.
During the last training session he focused on teaching my dog to heel. My dog isn’t the worse on the leash, but he does pull when he sees something he wants to smell.
The trainer started off by shocking my dog each time he didn’t stay in a heel right next to him.
My dog yelped a few times and eventually sat down. He’s done this a few times, he sits and becomes stubborn, not moving until he goes where he wants. This time around he sat in what I’m guessing was fear, he didn’t want to walk with the trainer.
The trainer pulled on the leash and shocked my dog at the e collars highest setting until my dog came back to heel. I felt horrible! He was hurting my dog! I was afraid he was going to choke him.
I asked him if this was all necessary and he claimed my dog is smart and stubborn and doing this (sitting down) is his way of getting to where he wants.
My dog eventually started to stay in a heel in fear because every time he walked a bit ahead he was hit with a shock.
I’m really thinking about ditching this trainer. I have already paid him a non refundable fee but seeing him hurt my dog made me feel horrible.
I’ve tried training him myself with little luck but am continuing to do so without the e collar. Instead I use positive reinforcement when he does what he’s being asked.
Any advice, is the trainers way of teaching my dog correct? My family tells me that I treat my dog like a child and that he needs to learn the hard way sometimes but I can’t bear seeing him cry in fear. I’m scared he’ll eventually become a timid and fearful dog instead of the loving dog he is now. No judgement please.
Long story short I have a 1.5 year old golden retriever who needs a bit of training, so I reached out to a local dog trainer with great reviews.
During the last training session he focused on teaching my dog to heel. My dog isn’t the worse on the leash, but he does pull when he sees something he wants to smell.
The trainer started off by shocking my dog each time he didn’t stay in a heel right next to him.
My dog yelped a few times and eventually sat down. He’s done this a few times, he sits and becomes stubborn, not moving until he goes where he wants. This time around he sat in what I’m guessing was fear, he didn’t want to walk with the trainer.
The trainer pulled on the leash and shocked my dog at the e collars highest setting until my dog came back to heel. I felt horrible! He was hurting my dog! I was afraid he was going to choke him.
I asked him if this was all necessary and he claimed my dog is smart and stubborn and doing this (sitting down) is his way of getting to where he wants.
My dog eventually started to stay in a heel in fear because every time he walked a bit ahead he was hit with a shock.
I’m really thinking about ditching this trainer. I have already paid him a non refundable fee but seeing him hurt my dog made me feel horrible.
I’ve tried training him myself with little luck but am continuing to do so without the e collar. Instead I use positive reinforcement when he does what he’s being asked.
Any advice, is the trainers way of teaching my dog correct? My family tells me that I treat my dog like a child and that he needs to learn the hard way sometimes but I can’t bear seeing him cry in fear. I’m scared he’ll eventually become a timid and fearful dog instead of the loving dog he is now. No judgement please.