Q&A-Untrainable dogs, old dogs, do ecollars create aggression, and more

Send us Fan MailI get lots of great questions from our clients and listeners. Here are a few that I get asked a lot. Have you ever had a dog you couldn't train? Answer: not a normal dog. We have had a few that didn't have much hope, but it's extremely rare. Maybe 1 out of 500 has a very poor prognosis of being able to get to a point where they are "safe enough" to stay in their home. I describe what was different about these dogs and the difficult part—telling the owners that they have one of those dogs.How old is too old to train? All dogs learn..even old ones. But it is a little different. We find the biggest factor isn't so much age, but age combined with what they have learned so far. Learning itself is a skill to be built. A 5 year old dog that has never even had to learn their name is not going to do as well as a 7 year old dog that has learned lots of commands and maybe done puppy training, and learned tricks, etc. Do tools cause aggression? Short answer: no. But yes. While aggression isn't created by ecollars or prong collars it can look like it is as these tools can really piss your dog off when they are in the throws of reactivity. I'm talking about some specific examples I've seen in this episode. Any tool can frustrate a dog and aggression that is exhibited in those cases is usually aggression revealed not created.All this and more in today's episode!Support the showLove the show? Sign up to access our new exciting Xtra content! This content is unique and is ONLY available to our paid subscribers. Subscriptions are only $3/month! You can also just sign up to make a small donation monthly if you want to support the podcast. Or, if you can't do that right now, just hit subscribe in your favorite app and tell a friend about the show! Any support in any form from our listeners is sooo appreciated! We count on listeners like you to help us keep putting out content. Visit the link below to subscribe or donate.https://www.buzzsprout.com/2124912/supportI want to hear from you! Email me directly to ask your questions and suggest topics for the [email protected] our website where you can purchase our online course for only $99 and get started with e-collar training today! Work at your own pace. This is a very beginner friendly course. You can also sign up for training with Kati and Joyce, visit our shop for our branded merchandise and purchase E-collar Technologies collars.https://www.diamondcanine.comVisit our social media for free training videos and to connect with us!https://www.facebook.com/diamondk9dogtraining...