There is this guy I work with who has a golden lab. This guy knows how amazing my Bruno is and sometimes asks me for advice on how to train his dog. Of course my advice never works because we only use positive reinforcement with Bruno, we never yell at him, or hit him, instead if he does something bad we firmly say “No” then quickly give him something he is allowed to play with and praise him like he did the most amazing thing we have ever seen when he plays with it. Bruno has never eaten or played with anything he is not allowed to for very long with this method.
This guy said he tries this but then gets mad and yells at his dog, he says sometimes he gets so mad (like the other day he ate his 10$ wallet) that he yelled at him about three times, at different times that day. I tried explaining to him if you use my method, but yell at him, it wont work and you only confuse the dog. Of course, he doesn’t get this.
Anyway, here I go at a long story again. Yesterday I was hosting a social committee function at work that requires me to be friendly with everyone to keep spirits up (we are downsizing and went from 300 people to 90) so I had to talk to him. Of course I asked how his dog was doing and he told me that he is doing well, is still eating things, and he’s worried he will eat his bed when they go away. I told him not to worry that I am sure the dog sitter will watch him…. He said there was no dog sitter…. His neighbor will come over once a day to feed and let him out….. I asked how long he will be gone…. He said 10 days!!! I looked at him and my mean side came out and I said “real nice, no wonder your dogs screwed up” he got mad and defended himself saying he cant afford a sitter blah blah blah, I asked if he was joking, he said no, so I told him that dogs were social beings, they cant be shut in a small bedroom for 10 days straight and I can guarantee that his dog will never be “fixed” if he does things like that. My boss came into the room at that point and called me over so that was the end of that.
I cant believe it…. Who leaves a dog alone for 10 days!!
This guy said he tries this but then gets mad and yells at his dog, he says sometimes he gets so mad (like the other day he ate his 10$ wallet) that he yelled at him about three times, at different times that day. I tried explaining to him if you use my method, but yell at him, it wont work and you only confuse the dog. Of course, he doesn’t get this.
Anyway, here I go at a long story again. Yesterday I was hosting a social committee function at work that requires me to be friendly with everyone to keep spirits up (we are downsizing and went from 300 people to 90) so I had to talk to him. Of course I asked how his dog was doing and he told me that he is doing well, is still eating things, and he’s worried he will eat his bed when they go away. I told him not to worry that I am sure the dog sitter will watch him…. He said there was no dog sitter…. His neighbor will come over once a day to feed and let him out….. I asked how long he will be gone…. He said 10 days!!! I looked at him and my mean side came out and I said “real nice, no wonder your dogs screwed up” he got mad and defended himself saying he cant afford a sitter blah blah blah, I asked if he was joking, he said no, so I told him that dogs were social beings, they cant be shut in a small bedroom for 10 days straight and I can guarantee that his dog will never be “fixed” if he does things like that. My boss came into the room at that point and called me over so that was the end of that.
I cant believe it…. Who leaves a dog alone for 10 days!!