- Location
- Cornwall , UK
Ages ago I joined a gundog for novices FB group , I rarely post because frankly the majority are not my cup of tea, not so much helpful as judgemental which I really dislike . However, one man appeared to be very helpful to others , a trainer/owner of several Labs , and so I decided to message him to ask for an ` outside the box ` opinion on Castration , wish I hadnt 
He invited me to ring him , so nothing ventured , I did and came off the phone angry . You know when you want to speak your mind , being quite rude but courtesy gets in the way ? Yep , that was me . He started off saying that I was obviously being far too soft on my dog , that I had to instil the`` I`m on charge and what I say goes `` ethos . He then said that I was doing wrong to allow Reubs to sniff around on walks , that he must stay at heel at all times and that if he didnt obey , he needed ` reminding who was boss ` . At this point , I came close to putting the phone down but I let him carry on , he said that Reuben must not be allowed to meet and greet other dogs, at all , just remain at my heel all the time . He went on to say that positive training never ever worked , that dogs need to be constantly reminded that they do not have a choice , that they are subservient , even saying that when one of his dogs performs as he asks, he never ever praises the dog , never uses treats, just taps it on the head . I cut the call short at this point , wondering what sort of miserable life his dogs must lead , then this afternoon I watched Reubs sniffing around , coming running to me for a fuss and a treat and thought , Bollocks to you mate , Reubs might not be your cup of tea , but he is mine and he is happy xxx
He invited me to ring him , so nothing ventured , I did and came off the phone angry . You know when you want to speak your mind , being quite rude but courtesy gets in the way ? Yep , that was me . He started off saying that I was obviously being far too soft on my dog , that I had to instil the`` I`m on charge and what I say goes `` ethos . He then said that I was doing wrong to allow Reubs to sniff around on walks , that he must stay at heel at all times and that if he didnt obey , he needed ` reminding who was boss ` . At this point , I came close to putting the phone down but I let him carry on , he said that Reuben must not be allowed to meet and greet other dogs, at all , just remain at my heel all the time . He went on to say that positive training never ever worked , that dogs need to be constantly reminded that they do not have a choice , that they are subservient , even saying that when one of his dogs performs as he asks, he never ever praises the dog , never uses treats, just taps it on the head . I cut the call short at this point , wondering what sort of miserable life his dogs must lead , then this afternoon I watched Reubs sniffing around , coming running to me for a fuss and a treat and thought , Bollocks to you mate , Reubs might not be your cup of tea , but he is mine and he is happy xxx
