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Old April 30th, 2012, 12:27 PM
BenMax BenMax is offline
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Originally Posted by Choochi View Post
The key is to treat the dog for making the correct decision to not growl or for ignoring, not waiting until it's too late and inevitably reinforcing what you don't want the dog to do! I mean honestly, if you wanted to TEACH your dog how to growl at people this is exactly what you would do!
Absolutely KEY. Diverting the behaviour before it actually happens as well works wonders which involves no treats whatsoever.

Also, just a question for the OP:
What other behaviours did she note that you did not see before she brought it up?

I too would look for another trainer. Some trainers have only one way of approaching a problem. Look for a trainer that is not stead fast on one type of training method. They should have a 'tool box' approach as every dog is different and not a standard method used. This is a diverse trainer which may be alittle difficult to find..but they are out there.
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