I wish we had done a better job training our dog when we first got her. She is still pretty wild and thank goodness we have a fenced yard. She would take off for sure if we didn't. Getting her to come is a whole other story. She thinks it is a game and runs away. I am afraid one day I will trade her right into traffic!
Isn't it possible to still train her? As far as I know you always can teach and train a dog not matter the age. It does take longer time when the dog is already used to a certain patern but perhaps worth while trying? With Bassie we are putting in a great effort, but we have had some bad experience with on of our former dogs, so we are more then willing to put in the time and energy. And the great thing is that is really great to work with the little fellow....he is full of energy and teenager-behaviour :) Love it...
We took her to a professional trainer one time. This lady had a whole facility out in the woods for training dogs and stuff like that. She gave up on her and said she couldn't be trained.
Oh really? I am sorry to hear that. But isn't there room for a second opinion or something like that? Our first labrador was really a pain in the but... Demolished for thousands of euro's at our home. He was neglected by his first owners, we thought he wasn't 'repairable' untill we found a trainer who trained in somewhat radical way. But for that dog it did help, he needed a other way of training then most dogs... but luky for us and for him, that worked really well. I was convinced the dog had a problem which wasn't us but a heritage from it's first months in his life... I wouldn't let him down as his first owners had done. The training was intense, for two months every single evening training at the dog-school... But after that he was really the most sweetest dog we ever had....
She is good for the most part. She just gets a little crazy when she sees other people. She gets all the love she needs and she is getting close to 10 or 11 now. I think she went through some major trauma before she found her way to our house. She is fantastic around kids, she just wants lots of love.
Ah ok, then things are good arent they :) most important is that she is loved and taken care of...and thats very much the case with you and your wife :)
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