Yesterday, Buddy went to the grocery store with only the flat collar. As we have mentioned before he gets really bored in the grocery store. This time he managed to stay alert because we picked up some chicken from the deli before we started shopping. That held his interest; occasionally his nose would be working overtime as he tried to figure out why the smell was always in front of him.
The collar was sufficient in stores and on walks unless we passed or spotted other dogs. I tried to loop the leash to simulate a choke chain, but that wasn't enough. The experiment identified our/his area of improvement.
This evening on our walk, we reinstituted the pinch collar. We walked with a pack of familiar dogs for about one and a half hours and worked on remaining calm and projecting calm submissive energy. After reading Cesar Millan's book ("Be the Pack Leader"), I think that Buddy might have been "attacked" so often because of the energy he was projecting.
Properly trained, a man can be dog's best friend. ~Corey Ford
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