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so I started ob class 3 weeks ago with a new teacher. the last teacher I had was awesome, she had been training OB and is active in many sports around OB since 1987. she was very good at managing dog aggressivness in her class, and giving me instructions on how to make her calm, all I would have to do is take 2 steps away from the other dog, bunny needs about 10-15 feet to be able to "work" and it worked amazing, unfort. I had to move away... damn I miss her 
so anyways 3 weeks ago was our first class, bunny flared up a few times and the teacher keeps telling me to "make her lay down".. I would try and bunny would be stiff legged and if finally forcfully get her laying down and she would still be tense and making noise, (skreeching) it didnt seem to work as well as the other teachers method.
at the end of the class the lab next to us started freaking out about a kid in an isle down the pet store!
bunny didnt like the dog flaring in her direction and so she started up... then the whole class started up and the teacher had no control really. she kept saying "make them lay down!!! make them lay down!!!".. but they all kept barking while laying down.
after the class she tells me to move away from all the other dogs wehn she starts "as if" bunny was the reason why the whole class freaked out.
so they finally stop, and the teacher is handing out a sheet of paper for "homework" I was holding bunny keeping her calm, she passes me and hands out the papers to everyone else but me, by then, bunny was calm and I said "you missed us!" and she repiled "oh yes, you were busy"
the second class went better, no flare ups, most of the class we were each in our own area working on some hand signals. so it was easy, and I was super happy on our progress, bunny learned the hand signal for "lay down from a distance" in about 3 min.
today was the third day, we all went outside to a wet parking lot.
the all lined up and were listening to the teacher, and the man next to me was not holding his leash, his lab wondered over to us and bunny went into attack mode :S
"yeehaw"
before she could grab the dog I grabbed her collar and pulled her front end up.
the teacher again tells me make her lay down.
I told her if I hadnt pulled her up she would have bit that dog.
then she doesnt say anything and we continue.
then of course bunnys is not so happy from that incident...
the teacher did some "weaving in between the dogs" exercise on a leash... and "left bunny out" of half the class. because she wouldnt be able to "not react" so basicly we just stood there not doing anything... bunny was not so happy sitting on her butt on wet pavement...
and after comes up to me and ask's if we should put a muzzle on her and a choke chain to "get her around the other dogs"
is it just me or does this lady have not a clue?? she seems not to know a single thing about dog aggression !
after the class I was rather disapointed, we didnt learn anything new and was left out from half the class.
bunny could tell i was disapointed,.. but I wasnt disapointed in her but the teacher.
what should i do??
so anyways 3 weeks ago was our first class, bunny flared up a few times and the teacher keeps telling me to "make her lay down".. I would try and bunny would be stiff legged and if finally forcfully get her laying down and she would still be tense and making noise, (skreeching) it didnt seem to work as well as the other teachers method.
at the end of the class the lab next to us started freaking out about a kid in an isle down the pet store!
bunny didnt like the dog flaring in her direction and so she started up... then the whole class started up and the teacher had no control really. she kept saying "make them lay down!!! make them lay down!!!".. but they all kept barking while laying down.
after the class she tells me to move away from all the other dogs wehn she starts "as if" bunny was the reason why the whole class freaked out.
so they finally stop, and the teacher is handing out a sheet of paper for "homework" I was holding bunny keeping her calm, she passes me and hands out the papers to everyone else but me, by then, bunny was calm and I said "you missed us!" and she repiled "oh yes, you were busy"
the second class went better, no flare ups, most of the class we were each in our own area working on some hand signals. so it was easy, and I was super happy on our progress, bunny learned the hand signal for "lay down from a distance" in about 3 min.
today was the third day, we all went outside to a wet parking lot.
the all lined up and were listening to the teacher, and the man next to me was not holding his leash, his lab wondered over to us and bunny went into attack mode :S
"yeehaw"
before she could grab the dog I grabbed her collar and pulled her front end up.
the teacher again tells me make her lay down.
I told her if I hadnt pulled her up she would have bit that dog.
then she doesnt say anything and we continue.
then of course bunnys is not so happy from that incident...
the teacher did some "weaving in between the dogs" exercise on a leash... and "left bunny out" of half the class. because she wouldnt be able to "not react" so basicly we just stood there not doing anything... bunny was not so happy sitting on her butt on wet pavement...
and after comes up to me and ask's if we should put a muzzle on her and a choke chain to "get her around the other dogs"
is it just me or does this lady have not a clue?? she seems not to know a single thing about dog aggression !
after the class I was rather disapointed, we didnt learn anything new and was left out from half the class.
bunny could tell i was disapointed,.. but I wasnt disapointed in her but the teacher.
what should i do??