Dog - had anyone 'cured' with a behaviourist territorial barking?

[Plant2628]

Barking when at the park, kids activities etc if stood still and if another dog approaches
With some dogs when walking on a lead only generally can become reactive
We wanted a family dog we could take anyway
Maybe unreasonable expectations
Interested if a behaviourist is really going to work

This isn't true. I know two dog trainers and both rate a lot of his techniques.

I wouldn't dream of using the nose leads. They're horrendous. Prongs are fine, if the dog can handle them. My dog can. The carrot alone wouldn't be enough and I know that because I know my dog.

Use a proper trainer who works with obedience classes. A friend of mine calls herself a "behaviourist" and hasn't a clue what she is doing.

I called at her house a few e=weeks ago and , when I was inside, her dog lunged at my boot and bit hard. He really meant trouble. Instead of severely chastising him she said " perhaps you ought to take your boots off; he doesn't like them!!! No way was I going to have bare feet when that ruffian was around.

Its funny how people state they use a prong... for those who don't know what that looks like, its a metal, limited action choke collar with inward pointed spikes, that has one purpose only, to cause pain should the dog or handler put pressure on the lead...

And then immediately state that they're better than headcollars/they'd never use a headcollar etc etc.

Prong collars can cause serious aggression, the dog linking the thing it was focused on with the pain in the neck, which can be directed at the person/other dog they were focused on or at the handler using the collar (funnily enough the 'behaviour problem' of 'coming up the lead at the handler' is not seen in dogs not trained with aversives, because they've no need to defend themselves from their handler. It is very commonly seen in dogs trained with prong collars however)..

This is the last thing I'd advise anyone use on any dog, ever, but particularly not for a dog reacting to things on walks.

Prong collars can cause serious aggression, the dog linking the thing it was focused on with the pain in the neck, which can be directed at the person/other dog they were focused on or at the handler using the collar (funnily enough the 'behaviour problem' of 'coming up the lead at the handler' is not seen in dogs not trained with aversives, because they've no need to defend themselves from their handler. It is very commonly seen in dogs trained with prong collars however)..

This is bollocks and irrelevant to me and my dog. I use it when training my dogs to walk nicely. Works a treat. Always. Then I stop using it. I'm not sure what behaviour problem coming up the lead is. Dogs are trained with aversives in the wild. I'm not beating him with a stick to get what I want. I'm showing him discomfort when he does something negative.