An early post I wrote about "The Herder" ... Ralphie's annoying friend at the dog park who is fixated on him and aggressively humps him. Well it's been a work in progress for The Herder's owner...actually it's been grueling for both dogs. The Herder seems he's just unable to stay away from Ralphie and Ralphie has been getting quite annoyed with him. I just cringe when I see that dog in the park...makes playtime so not fun.
I'm happy to say finally it was a great day for The Herder and Ralphie. The Herder purchased a training collar, aka vibrate/shock collar a couple of days ago. The owner said he's been working with his pup using the training collar minimally in the vibrate mode. It was like a miracle today. The Herder was like a totally different dog. Today The Herder and Ralphie played so nice...no humping, no aggressiveness, no launching his whole body on Ralphie...he was perfect. Actually they both played fetch with the ball so nicely getting great exercise. There was no need to activate the collar. It's amazing how a well-behaved dog becomes so much more attractive and lovable. I really enjoyed him today.
I never had a good opinion of those training collars. But I guess with good research and using the collar properly, it really does help severe behavior problems. Seeing is believing.
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