We have a 13 week old Golden Labrador. She is adorable and a handful! My teenage son and I have taken on most of the care and training so far, with DH dipping in when he feels like it. Now she is fully vaccinated we can take her out and about and this is where we are having problems....
She doesn't like her collar and lead. Fair enough, she'll get used to it and we will persevere. But DH is quite happy to take her out without collar and let her trot along beside him. (We live in the back end of beyond so very little traffic) To be fair, she has been very good so far and loves to get out and about BUT it's making life difficult for my son and I with the more formal side of her training.
My son is getting very upset, he has waited a long time to get a pup and feels his work is being undermined. I agree with him and it's causing a lot of tension at home. DH takes any hint of criticism very personally, always has.
Am I being a control freak? Can a pup respond to two very different methods of training? I'm also anxious about the legal aspect - she is chipped but what if she was to leg it across a field after a rabbit with no identification on her? I'm getting very anxious.
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ThistleVille · 09/05/2014 08:06
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