Field notes · Dog training in Angier & Raleigh, NC
Is it worth training an aggressive dog?
This is about the dog’s quality of life more than his obedience. Left alone, a household simply manages it: fewer walks, fewer visitors, smaller and smaller, until there is nothing left of his world.
In the trainer's words
They just accept it, and they lock that dog up, and the dog gets worse and worse, and the dog’s life gets smaller and smaller. They never get to do nothing, because of their behavior - and their quality of life is just in the toilet.Kelton, Head Trainer, Angier K9 Consultants
Seen with 1 dog: Reaper
4 recorded moments, each one linked to the exact second it happens in a full training session published unedited. Trainers call this a life that gets smaller.
12:38
It ain't the dog's fault. It's not the neighbor's fault. I don't think it's the owner's fault either.
13:49
The dog's life gets smaller and smaller… their quality of life is just in the toilet
22:14
He's never been able to go anywhere like this… so he can do things like a normal dog
48:44
The reactivity to wildlife he does not mind — and why
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Recognize your own dog in this?
Most people who call us have already been told their dog is a lost cause, or that they should manage it and hope. We train dogs in Angier, Raleigh and across the Triangle, and we take the serious aggression and reactivity cases that other programs turn down.
How it works: tell us what your dog is actually doing. We tell you honestly whether we can help, including when the answer is no. If we can, you leave with a plan and a start date.
What you get back is a dog whose world gets bigger instead of smaller.
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