My conversation...LOL!

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feeds@yuku.com (beckybishop) — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 01:38:56 GMT

As alwalys you nailed it Sarah. Yes, parents are often more difficult to work with and my experience is that good parents are often better with the dog. I never blame the kids.

I met the little girl, now 12. Very sweet, got a bit teary on drop off, but I worked with it. Hoping the parents will step up here. In a way I love getting dogs like this, he's SO out of control, they will see a huge difference in 30 days of training.

He is a golden by the way.

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feeds@yuku.com (Amy) — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 15:49:14 GMT

And are they going to follow through when you are done?

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feeds@yuku.com (SW845) — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 20:23:05 GMT

Forget the dog and the kid, they aren't the ones making up this program - it's the adults who need some....time.

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feeds@yuku.com (bevin) — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 19:08:14 GMT

On the bright side, the kid is showing an interest in the dog and his welfare so hopefully that translates into a kid that can learn how to help train him etc and maybe force the parents into sticking with the training program. 11 is plenty old to read MSP. I don't know what the 'rules' are with kids training dogs but 11 should be well old enough for her to train the dog too, I guess still with supervision though?

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feeds@yuku.com (packopeebs) — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 11:44:11 GMT

So is the 11 year old going to come with them when they pick up the dog? She needs to know what to tell them to do :-)

Sometimes people crack me up!

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feeds@yuku.com (EttaMae) — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 00:37:24 GMT

Becky, you could totally be an Oompah Loompah!

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feeds@yuku.com (cdturner) — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 22:45:05 GMT

Just because I'm curious, not that it matters to the story or the outcome, but what breed is the dog? (If you don't want to post any identifying info, just forget I asked.)

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feeds@yuku.com (beckybishop) — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 21:38:17 GMT

Oh, the kid will be fine. I've been down this road lots of times. They were pretty open. Asked for a 2 week train and when I explained why he's a 30 day dog, not a 14 day they were totally on board.

But I did have to just laugh because I'm sure she had no idea that their little girl (who now is 11) is still calling the shots.

The ONE book that did not get that I made mandatory. My Smart Puppy!
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feeds@yuku.com (vegarose) — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 21:10:15 GMT

Never mind the dog..they should have brought the kid in for training.

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feeds@yuku.com (finnsmydog) — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 21:02:41 GMT

LOL!!!! Hysterical. And the kid's going to be "right" for telling her parents to bring the dog to you. LOL!

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feeds@yuku.com (EttaMae) — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 20:50:23 GMT

That's one of those where you wanna ask, "Do you not hear the words that are coming out of your mouth?"

I bet everybody they invite over already "has plans". I can handle a brat dog or a brat kid, but not both at the same time.

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feeds@yuku.com (Isis2x) — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 20:42:20 GMT

Oh boy... lol

In all seriousness, I hope you can actually help them out, sounds like they need some lessons in "follow through"! Dog will probably be great with some structure.

My conversation...LOL!

feeds@yuku.com (beckybishop) — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 20:14:13 GMT

Client comes in for a meet and greet so I can determine if her 2.5 year old dog is a good fit for our board and train program.

They (husband/wife) get out of the car and the dog is just wild, on a choke chain that is about 2 times too big and backwards and it was like a scene out of a comedy, dog just dragging him to the barn and she is following, her arm in a sling from falling the previous day.

Them: Hi! We are here to meet Becky for a meet and greet?

Me: That...