Max and Me (arf, arf)

Goodmorning everyone.

Say, do any of you have a dog? We have a great little dog named Max. What a cool dog. He, unfortunately, is not so people friendly and definitely not dog friendly (or any other little critter-friendly,either) but i have been working with him a long time.

I gave up about eight months ago 'cause it was too difficult walking with him. I tried all the technigues, read all the books, watched pretty near every Caesar Milan episode, and just couldn't get it all together. So, i haven't been doing much for awhile. But "voila". Enter "Unleashed Unlimited". It's a little pricey, but it's been worth it. Reluctantly, i surrendered to the use of (dare I say it) an electronic collar. What can i say, Max is a hard case. A wonderful dog. Very alert, smart and loving but he don't like no "outsiders" you know.

Well i'm back in the saddle again. We are having a great time. The collar doesn't seem to bother him very much and it is very gentle. This is not a "you're gonna get punished" kind of thing. We use it in an entirely different way. Let me explain. For instance, if you were sitting in a restaurant and somebody came up behind you and tapped you on the shoulder, what would you do? Well, of course, you would turn around, right. Well this is used in the same way. It's just a tap on the shoulder to my little max to get him to pay attention. I have felt the electronic charge on my own person and it is very, very, mild. He is responding extremely well.

I am now able to walk with him again, without him trying to pull me down the street and attack any little critter that comes along. Did i tell you that he is a Jack Russell Terrier ( or is that terrorist) lol.

comments appreciated.