bonniedog

Hi, we have adopted a three year old female Lab and find that we are having some difficulty walking her. Being a Lab she is, obviously, very strong and when she gets excited she pulls dreadfully on the lead. Its can get very difficult to hold on! At the moment we are using one of those padded checking chain type collars, but just wonder if there is something better?? Someone suggested a halti, but upon Googling I see there are a few different types and and I wouldn't even begin to know which one might be best! Its apparent that our girl's previous owner didn't have her on the lead much (if at all, they were on property), so obviously we are trying to work on some basic training. That said once we have walked for a while she usually does settle down quite a bit, (unless she sees people or other dogs), but initially she is is just so excited all she wants to do is drag us along! I would really appreciate some suggestions please!

$3000.00 is a big commitment - not so bad though if NDTF have a payment plan, but up front payment would be a killer! Our mr 17 loves animals, and would particularly like to work with dogs in some capacity. We'd like to encourage him to do a training instructors course - as long as it doesnt interfer with his HSC.

Thanks :D I will phone NDTF tomorrow and see what info they can give me. Terrorbull do study via correspondence or attend classes? What is the course content like in terms of difficulty? Would it be 'doable' for a 17 year old? I have a DELTA Society about 40 mins drive away, although I think I would be more more inclined to go with a courses that offered a range of perspectives and training methods. I might contact DELTA though about their pets for therapy program. SOunds interesting and we have a placid lab who, with a little more obedience training, could be quite good as a therapy dog.

Hi, I am new to this forum so not sure if I am posting in the correct place or not. Please bear with me :rolleyes: I'm after information about instructor courses for people who wish to become dog trainers, and am hoping that someone here might be able to point me in the right direction. Preferable locations for study would be in the Hunter Valley or Newcastle, but could possibly go to Sydney if necessary. Thanks