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No, but I just emailed the company to learn more! Thank you! ~Tonya

Happy Birthday Izzy! And many more!!!! ~Tonya

The count-down. Oooh so hard! :) But well worth it. ~Tonya

I would certainly said something to a manager! Not the right person for that job!! ~Tonya

Fantastic! I love watching agility dogs & trials. Such fun, and such energy!!! ~Tonya

She is so pretty & so lucky! Nice job! ~Tonya

Like previous posts, lots of training & exercise! 100lbs is quite a big golden! LOL Get with a good, positive trainier for private lessons. They will be able to concentrate their lessons with your goals & you will get the one on one attention you probably need right now. ~Tonya

So glad everything went as planned! ~Tonya

If your dog is a bit uncertain about things (dogs, people etc), a young, energetic strange puppy running at him can be quite scary! Another reason why people should respect the leash laws! LOL Given you were put into that situation, I would just do what others said, do some trick...

I'm a big fan of Haltis & Gentle Leaders. But like with anything, they aren't for everyone, every dog etc. When I trained service dogs, we used them on all of our dogs except maybe 1 or 2 that would just shut down with it on. My dog is now 5, and I started him on the Gentle Leader. We now...

I agree (once again) with Redyre. Another thought, try rubbing some peanut butter on the window just before it's time for that reflection thing to happen. After pooch licks it up, add some more, etc, etc,. might make a new association with that window. I'm sure by now we are getting into...

I would make an appointment with a good, positive, dog trainer now. I LOVE when I get clients (I'm a dog trainer too), BEFORE they have any problems. So much better to get on the right track from the get go instead of trying to undo behaviors. Very different dogs from your typical Golden! I...

Happy Birthday Hannah! What a lucky pup! ~Tonya

Dog Training & Behavior Books Oops, dont' know what happened above

I agree with above. You are doing the opposite training. Check out this book. Very good! MINE! A GUIDE TO RESOURCE GUARDING IN DOGS Some other general training books. ~Tonya