I don't like the training methods used at our local Petsmart. I have almost come to blows with one of the trainers, just from walking my dog through the store and her telling me what was wrong with my dog. "He shouldn't be allowed to sniff the counters. You have no control over him." Max was a 5 month old puppy, at the time. I was only trying to socialize him some and if he wanted to sniff the counters, fine. I do my training at home. I don't do formal anything with my dogs. They learn what I need them to know. You know important things like; Foot means get your big paw off of mine, Excuse me means you are laying in front of the refrigerator and I can't even reach the door, let alone open it so move, Still means I am stepping over you so don't choose this moment to get up, Guard means there is food on the kitchen counter, table, stove, whatever I am pointing at and ChiChi is to keep Max away from it, Company means ChiChi is to go into the bathroom so I can shut the door and let whoever is at the door in.
Congratulation s on not losing your cool, when the idiot ran her mouth. I would have.
Kathy