Beth, I believe there is a website for the Association of Pet Dog Trainers, many behaviorists belong to this organisation and primarily work with dogs with social issues. I would not train Emma in the home with a "professional" dog trainer. This breed can have a fear period at seven to ten months and bringing a stranger into the home who no doubt attempted to "train" her as part of the interview is invading her comfort zone. She will do better on neutral turf in a group of friendly dogs from whom she can learn some confidence. A good trainer educates the human to interpret and work with their dog and not just take over the dog to train and hand back to you.
There are too many people professing to be experts with no credentials. Perhaps Vilma on this list knows the site address?? Rose -----Original Message----- From: Beth Saunders Grier [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: January 31, 2003 12:08 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Looking for a trainer Does anyone know of a dog trainer in the Charlotte, NC area who is familiar with Bernese Mountain Dogs? My husband and I are the proud owners of 7 month old Emma and would like to work with a professional trainer. So far, in our search for a good trainer we have been unsuccessful, I have interviewed a couple of people however, both said they could not work with Emma because she is shy and will not "bond" with them. Any assistance you could provide us is greatly appreciated. Beth, Mike & Emma Charlotte, NC ____________________________________________________________ This message may contain legally privileged or confidential information and is therefore addressed to the named persons only. The recipient should inform the sender and delete this message, if he/she is not named as addressee. The sender disclaims any and all liability for the integrity and punctuality of this message. The sender has activated an automatic virus scanning by Messagelabs, but does not guarantee the virus free transmission of this message.
