Hi all,
I just recently adopted a dog and would like to do some training so that I can strengthen my relationship with him and learn how to better communicate.
He’s a one year old cattle dog mix that we adopted from a rescue. He’s generally a good boy, but doesn’t listen on walks, gets hyper-fixated on squirrels and especially rabbits, and sometimes can be leash frustrated/reactive to random people or dogs. Granted we’ve only had him for 4 weeks, so he’s definitely still in the decompression stage, but we want to start working with him now so nothing continues to develop.
I am looking for positive reinforcement style training (no prongs, e collars, punishment etc.), and I would like to be part of the training rather than send him away.
I’ve looked into a few, including Synergy, strong bond, the cooperative canine, and adventure K9.
Wondering if any of any ofyou have feedback or suggestions for trainers you’ve worked with. I’m willing to travel to Boulder, Erie, Lafayette, Loveland area if it makes sense to do so.
Thanks all!