Again - I looked @ Alex who was walking towards us ( box in hand ) & asked the magic question - " did you plan THIS one - to which he replied the standard - " nope, I'm not that good ".
What the box contained was an e-collar aka "zap " - I thought I would cry right there on the spot . Had he given up????? Was there NO hope left? Would she make a better search & rescue dog rather than a pet??? I asked all these questions calmly - believe it or not - & his answer to all 3 was a resounding NO......much to my joy :)
He simply felt that her " excitement " was not lessening as much as he had hoped for in the amount of time w/ her in training. Why should I blow out my shoulder & arm trying to contain her, when a simple push of a button would work just as effectively???
He then had a member of his staff bring out dog after dog & demonstrated when to use the device. The idea is to use it as soon as she begins to really focus on the fellow canine & before getting ready to " explode " - therefore calming her down so she can simply watch the goings on & not spin out of control. He worked the hand control as I walked her thru pooch after pooch - the first few tries he did have to increase the voltage from 30 to 60. But, she caught on very quickly & when his son walked out w/ 3 dogs @ a time , I was VERY proud of her for not wanting to join them. Don't get me wrong - she was VERY interested - but there was no lunging, barking or dragging me....she just watched intently :)
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