Just wanted to answer Amberlynne since she does not recommend the dog obedience classes at the Urban Hound. Since I am the instructor, I felt it necessary to answer her remarks. First off, I have owned Weimaraners for forty years, have obedience trained dogs for 35 years. I have rescued and re-homed 147 of these wonderful gray dogs. The first time I saw Colt, he reminded me of the dogs I had rescued. He needed help in understanding what was expected of him to be a good dog. Your right, you don't need a tight circle right when you are walking, but if you had listened that night I taught that command, you would have heard me say, this is only a precision command, this teaches the dog to respond to any way we walk. Weimaraners are fast moving hunting dogs that need room to run and exercise, if not, they can become out of control. You told me you are living in a townhome right now, so I tried to give you tips on letting him exercise on a flexie lead to help calm him.
The other people in the class ALL started at the beginners level. ALL were on your same level of training, they were all just more dog savy since they had owned dogs for many years and had attended my classes previously. Everyone gets equal time.
I was SO proud of the results YOU TWO were able to get from Colt's training. I spent the most time with you two, only because I am passionate about Weimaraners.
I had some other folks in your class tell me what an improvement the Weim has made.
If I had seemed a little pushy with you, it was because I didn't want Colt to end up at some rescue because he was too out of control. Sorry, I worry about the welfare of all the dogs I teach, but especially, "my breed".
I'm sorry you decided not to finish the class, but because I feel so strongly about Colt, I am offering you another series of classes at no charge. We have moved to a bigger building with much more room on West 4th Ave. in Collegeville. Just let us know.
Kathy, trainer at the Urban Hound read more