I was looking for a new facility to do Agility in.
When I called she was pretty nice, although completely bashing and criticizing the other facility, saying they use harsh mannerisms etc.
So I finally made an apt to see one of her agility classes.
To start, the place for filthy! I walked out with chigger and mosquito bites, there was dog hair ALL over the place, and it was WAY hotter inside the building than outside.
The class went well, and she even ran her overly eager and hyper dog.
The problem didn't begin until she started asking about MY dog. I told her my dog is unaltered and 2 years old. She immediately switched and started accusing my husband and I of being bad pet owners for not neutering our dog and his testosterone is causing ALL of the problems. My husband and I went through a traumatic experience where we lost our first dog when she got spayed, and when we happen to find our second dog, we are hesitant to take the plunge again. We aren't breeding the dog and he is certainly running like a mad dog. Not to neglet to mention, he is CGC and Tdi certified and we volunteer in a Hospital with other dogs! But Barb said my dog has aggression and territorial behavior and she NEVER even saw a picture of my dog! She said she would have to tell my dog to leave her class because he would upset her unspayed female dog, who will come to her classes INHEAT!
My husband and I don't critisize anyone for what they wish to do with their dog, but if you claim that You can fix any issue with positive training, WHY can't you work with me and my unaltered dog??
The Icing on the cake was this: Barb said " I know that teaching behaviors using positive reinforcement is that our obedience class is for, but I can't work with your unaltered dog"...ironic right?? It isn't like our dog is attacking other dogs...we want to work on his attention to us and not just run in circles...
Btw...we have a small white dog...
So Unaltered...NO WAY for Barb...sad...
Then she told us to come back when he is spayed...no thanks!
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