"This dog is training you, not the other way around. He is doing what he wants and you are putting commands to his actions. If you want to progress you MUST make him LIE DOWN every time you tell him too"
border collie
First dog at age 42
By Bernadette Kerbey on 05/25/2009This thinking however put Arffa at a severe disadvantage, as everyone who had ever watched "the dog whisperer" or "dog borstal" was suddenly elevated to the level of expert. Having come from the education field myself I had assumed that asking questions demonstrated an enquiring mind open to discussion, but on the whole I discovered that it was interpreted as me having no idea about anything much, and slowly but surely every small misdemenour of Arffas (his chasing cats is a symptom of my lack of control) was escalated to folklaw among our small band of friends.
