Dog’s and owner’s problems. How not to confuse a problem with a symptom.
Most carers believe that a training course will solve all the problems. Unfortunately, nothing could be further from the truth.
Almost half of my clients who came to therapy came to me after completing (or during) an obedience course. None of them linked the occurrence of problems with training. They couldn't believe it when I explained the cause-and-effect relationships between training and a change in the approach to the dog (at the urging of the trainer) and the appearance of problem behaviour. ... Read More