tried every collar going, the head collar he managed to get out of, the other things we have tried we have now found out that they can cause alot of pressure on the dogs body ie the harness that lifts the front legs if the dog pulls. The one thing we have tried and has sucessfully worked was the barking deterrent collar, it lets off a high pitched noise, that worked so well i only had to show him the collar and he would calm down.. Like i said walking him is the main problem, he hasnt socialised properly with other dogs outside of the house, he has live with a few other dogs fine but he just gets far too excited when he sees another dog and he looks like he wants to eat them but when in actual fact he just want to play.. this is all being corrected whilst he is away

Your dog will continue to obey the commands when he gets home, as long as he has learnt them properly, and you use them properly.

Guide dogs, hearing dogs, support dogs, canine partners for independence, all these charities have trainers that train the dogs prior to them going to the recipients and as long as the dogs are given the opportunity to practice the commands they have learned, they retain the ability to do so.

I have no personnel experience of Royvon, but it has been around for a good number of years, so hopefully they will be ok.

thanks for that. never thought of it like that, about the guide dogs etc... thats why we chose royvon because they have a good reputation.

A well trained dog will actually obey any ones command, but will always work better with the one they know best, because as well as the verbal, they look a lot at body language which can confuse a dog, as people use different body languages.

I agree with what you say,however these dogs are trained over a long period of time not just 1..2..3...weeks you will have to work very hard with your dog when he comes home..Guide dogs are trained from 6 weeks ......

Although dogs that are going to people with disabilities are trained over a longer period, the commands and behaviours they need to learn are much more complex than is required from a pet dog. Canine partners and support dogs often understand over 100 commands, considerably more than most pet owners require.

I have to walk with pushchair, 3yr old, CollieX and Bassett hound in tow and i admit its not an easy task when on my own when i can consentrate on the dogs behaviour and have hands empty to have treats i'll go without a halti but i have to say with all in tow both dogs are trained to walk with a halti just because i have more control even with my hands full. I also found attaching a spare lead to the collar and giving to my 3 year old a great way to make him think he's helping me walk one of them and knowing that he is close by to me and safe at the same time.

hi hope it works for you
one of the dogs i used to look after was sent away to be trained, well the dog learnt more from me than what the dog did in the training school he was sent to.

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We went to puppy school there,
1st - puppy shaping
2nd - puppy foundations

was really good, espiaclly for us the owners as we weren't really sure how to train proberly. Then a month or two ago things went down hill so we had a trainner (who worked with us in groups) come over our house for a couple of hours really helped.

I don't think I would want to send mine away though as I think you need to find the ways it works for both you and dog.


PS - you using surrey one????

I hope this works out well for you as it is sooo expensive. I think that a trainer or behaviourist who could have worked with you and your family and of course the dog in his own surroundings may have been better for you but would have required a lot of hard work from you and your family which i think is why these training schools seem so appealing.I really cant see how you can solve your dogs problems when you all as a family are not also involved with the training....i hope that i am wrong and it all goes well as you obviously love your dog very much.