MadPip
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Ok, so she's not getting a Cavalier, she's getting a Clumber Spaniel next year, has her name down for a puppy having researched the breed (with my help and good old google) and is determined not to spoil this dog like she did her Newfie (sadly departed).
So, I thought I'd recommend she joins a decent training class for pet dog owners, and she seems fairly keen, but then I find out that as well as being an avid fan of all dog training programmes on tv, she is a huge fan of Caesar Milan (apologies if I've spelt his name wrong). She has bought her husband one of CMs books, and I'm a little worried. I'm not sure what some of his methods would do to a fairly laid back friendly breed like the Clumber?
Being a good friend I've just ordered two books off Amazon, one by Ian Dunbar and one by Gwen Bailey in the hope that these two reward based trainers will counteract the dominance theory in CMs books. They will be her Christmas pressie, and :xfngr: she will not only bring up the new pup in a less spoilt way but wont go OTT in the other direction and try to dominate the pup.
What do you all think? Am I interfering, or do you think it's more like gentle guidance, which is what I'm aiming for?
I can't even set myself up as a good example of how to bring up dogs because last time I took the dogs round Pippin cocked his leg up her bed, and Maddie peed in the living roomicon_blshingicon_blshingicon_blshing I'm not quite sure what went wrong that day................................................:sl*p:
So, I thought I'd recommend she joins a decent training class for pet dog owners, and she seems fairly keen, but then I find out that as well as being an avid fan of all dog training programmes on tv, she is a huge fan of Caesar Milan (apologies if I've spelt his name wrong). She has bought her husband one of CMs books, and I'm a little worried. I'm not sure what some of his methods would do to a fairly laid back friendly breed like the Clumber?
Being a good friend I've just ordered two books off Amazon, one by Ian Dunbar and one by Gwen Bailey in the hope that these two reward based trainers will counteract the dominance theory in CMs books. They will be her Christmas pressie, and :xfngr: she will not only bring up the new pup in a less spoilt way but wont go OTT in the other direction and try to dominate the pup.
What do you all think? Am I interfering, or do you think it's more like gentle guidance, which is what I'm aiming for?
I can't even set myself up as a good example of how to bring up dogs because last time I took the dogs round Pippin cocked his leg up her bed, and Maddie peed in the living roomicon_blshingicon_blshingicon_blshing I'm not quite sure what went wrong that day................................................:sl*p: