Saturday, January 9, 2010

Reagan's Visit from the DFW Dog Whisperer

Reagan is a barker. She's always been a barker but only recently has she started to become more aggressive towards Lainey. We know she'd never hurt her (really, I think that's true) but she certainly barks and snaps and snarls like she wants to. SO, in came the DFW Dog Whisperer to help us teach her how to behave. He taught us techniques to employ when she starts barking (at children, other dogs, the doorbell, etc.) and so far, so good. Here is a picture of Reagan with the leash and collar that she has to wear to help "remind" her what her behavior should be like. She's definitely pouting a bit because of her new accessories but she's not in danger or pain, I promise! The trainer told us that we could shorten the leash as Reagan starts to model better behavior and then of course we'll remove it when we're confident that she is in control of her behavior. :)

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