No, Purdue, the reason no one is listening to you is because you never actually have any advice to give or anything that says you're not just parroting words said to you that day without any idea if they actually pertain to the situation. The only degree I have is in English/Creative Writing, but I've been working with dogs day in and day out for over 2 years now, garnering real-world experience that allows me to be a fairly knowledgable source when it comes to training. You, however, have been attending a class for about a month now. There's not a whole lot of credibility to that. So take that and combine it with your attitude and THAT'S why people aren't listening to you.