09/11/2026
So many people leave it too late as they don’t think that puppy classes are necessary as “they’ve had dogs all their lives”
😔
Puppy school? Yeah, maybe later.
We can do other classes.
There’s time. They’re only a puppy.
I don’t really see the point when they’re so young.
They’ll grow into it.
Then a month or two later,
That little worry about strangers?
Dogs, cyclists, buses?
Those big emotions are starting to show a bit more.
Maybe some training when they’re a bit older.
Right now work’s been hectic, and the kids have after-school stuff, and,
Maybe over the holidays everyone can focus more on training.
They’ll probably outgrow “it.”
Your dog is now a year old and if you’re truthful?
It’s not what you imagined.
It’s nowhere near what you thought.
The pulling.
The barking.
And the neighbours have rung a few times now.
You can’t take them out after work because there are too many dogs. And after those last incidents, it rocked you.
You’ve never, ever seen your dog show their teeth like that before.
It was like you didn’t know them at all.
Time to get serious about this training now.
This has to stop now.
Make a few phone calls, email a few people.
They want to do an assessment.
Why can’t they just fix the issues?
I’ve said what I want to stop, show me how.
They’re firm on the assessment. It’s just an assessment, they say, and from there they’ll work on a plan.
Surely they’ll give me a tip or two during it though?
That’s all I need.
I just need to know how to get my dog to listen to me.
They’ll tell me the word I need to say.
The assessment was useless.
Absolutely pointless.
They didn’t tell me what to do, they talked about lowering arousal and impulse control.
That’s not what I need.
I just need my dog to listen to me.
I’m not doing the session after, no point.
I knew training was useless.
There’s something just not “right” with this dog.
He can’t stay here.
Training won’t fix it.
Time to have the rehoming chat with the family.
And here's the part no one wants to say out loud:
Later.
One day.
When there's time.
Rescues are chock full of
"they'll grow out of it" dogs.
