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“don’t tell me to take her to a training school”.

Okay. Why not?

If I wanted to be a plumber, I’d end up going to school in addition to working on the job.

There are many good (and bad) books, videos, etc. Out there on training. “Don’t Shoot the Dog” by Karen Pryor is a good one.

That being said, a LOT of training is timing and reacting to what the dog is doing. The greatest book, or video in the world can’t watch YOU and tell you that your timing is off, or wrong.

VERY basic training techniques can be gotten out of videos and books. If you have any sort of problem, they won’t help you much.

Most dog clubs have puppy and beginner classes. Typically, they’ll run $10.00/class. Usually you pay for ALL the classes at one time. Typically classes run 8-10 weeks.

I can teach you more in a couple of one hour classes than you can get out of a video, or a book in a few weeks.