Super Dog Training

[SherryNadra]

Has anyone heard of Superdog, Inc. or Superdog Training? I saw their website

www.superdog.com

and it all looks great.... but I wondered if anyone here had any experience with them? If everything's on the up-and-up, it sounds like something I'd be very interested in.

What does anyone else think?

 

[wrknnwf]

Here's an interesting quote from the following website.

http://www.yelp.com/biz/superdog-roseville

"I signed the SuperDog contract with integrity but when I realized what was involved in the training method (punitive, aversive, negative reinforcement) and expressed some concern, Dave immediately cashed the post dated checks. For someone retired and on a fixed income, that was a sudden, unexpected huge decrease in one month's resources. SuperDog goes by the saying "the customer is always wrong."

SuperDog training is based on the older, outdated methods of training dogs to obey commands using correction, force and reprimand. My goal is creating not only a dog that "obeys" its owner, but a companion who is willing and eager to be a working partner. According to Dave, this is wrong. The dominance panacea works for Dave and might work on some dogs but is not the answer to all dog problems. Don't go for his hype."

 

[SherryNadra]

Wow. I wouldn't have thought they were using punitive, aversive, negative reinforcement, based on the web information!

I guess it follows the adage "if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is."

 

[Erika]

those dogs look stressed and not well groomed

 

[janices]

I looked at some of the videos which seems to refer to dog being submissive to owner, heel position walking behind, stays for 30 minutes and over. Seems to throw up red flags to me. I generally know the positive trainers in the area and haven't heard of the one listed as being in Texas.

 

[Pipelineozzy]

I went and looked when I saw the post on Newf L...did not have time to comment right then but on the last page...it tells you YOU TOO CAN BE A SUPERDOG TRAINER...LOL...for success and money. NOPE. Plus any trainer that claims to not use any of the recognized training methods that Veterinary Animal Behaviourists suggest would not get a penny from me.

 

[SherryNadra]

I see now that I was just seeing what I wanted to see.... since I was at work I didn't take the time to look at the videos or look at every page... I was taking the easy way out and figured I might get some endorsements or warnings from "my" newfie people. And I sure did!

Thanks for all your comments.

Guess I'll be checking other avenues here in Omaha. I thought I might prefer private lessons because eleven years ago that worked really well with the two newfs I had then.

 

[wrknnwf]

You can search for trainers here...
http://www.apdt.com/petowners/ts/us/default.aspx

 

[Summer]

He sure likes his car.