- Why
should my dog learn to obey off-leash if I live in the city?
If your dog is not obedient without a leash, there is one command he will never reliably obey--Come! Even in your
backyard, you need your dog to come when called. Country walks, camping, or romps in the park are pretty bleak to a dog that
must be forever leashed.
- Does
Scotch Pines train for the show ring?
A dog who
has been through our course can certainly compete well in the obedience ring, but our focus is on a greater level of obedience
that a rote routine in an artificial environment. We gear our training toward real life obedience.
- Is this method right for all
dogs?
Tens of thousands of dogs of all breeds
and temperaments have successfully and happily graduated from Koehler courses throughout the world. Why not your dog?
- Why
are the classes so big? Will I get personal attention?
Dogs trained in a quiet, calm setting only obey in quiet, calm settings--- not in the hustle and bustle of real life.
Thirty to forty other dogs provides a wonderful distraction, along with the goat, chicken, rabbit and numerous other distractions
we bring into class. As for personal attention, we have found that people paying triple for our private lessons never do as
well as people in a class setting.
- Will
we be using food treats?
No. Food treats are
great for getting dogs to do tricks, run agility courses, and look good in the show ring. Food training is worthless in producing
an off-leash dog in real life distractions. Guide dogs, police dogs, search and rescue dogs-- all dogs who must have serious
obedience are not food trained. We'll be using praise and corrections.
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