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My newly adopted 3-year-old German Shepard/Finnish Spitz mix dog was acting very aloof and stubborn, essentially ignoring me. He also seemed very jumpy and nervous--I was concerned he might bite or become otherwise aggressive, so I contacted Doug.
When Doug arrived at my house (on time and with a confirmation call ahead of time), sure enough, Tuck the dog started barking and growling. After ignoring the dog for a while in the foyer, Doug came in and we began my training. Notice I said MY training. Doug and I both worked together on the dog's submission. No harsh words, no physical touch, just peaceful submission. We worked together for four hours.
Doug left me with worksheets, post-it reminders, the video of our session, as well as phone support. It has been 2 days now and Tuck is already responding to me. He is well on the way to learning commands, despite the fact that we didn't practice any: only the leadership training. Tuck is also more interested in me, and even curled up on my leg on the couch with me, whereas he'd been too independent in the past.
I love this DOuG Trainer philosophy and am thrilled to see it work. I will be continuing to practice this new language with my dog, and even adopt some of the ideas into my daily human life! I highly recommend The DOuGTrainer to build your relationship any dog, problematic or not.
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