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 Meet Wally
Very soon after bringing home Wally, our lab mix puppy,
Scott and I started to notice some serious aggression
issues. He was only 9 weeks old and he would bite and act
viciously towards us. He wouldn't let us pick him up and
if we tried he would have serious freak outs and try to
bite and squirm out of our hands. Needless to say we were
very concerned.
I started to read all sorts of information on behavior
and aggression in puppies on the internet. I came across
the It's PAWSible! website and was extremely impressed. I
called and talked to Wayne Parks for almost 45 minutes and
he agreed that there was some reason to be concerned and
suggested we sign Wally up for the August Puppy
Pawsibilities class.
Scott and I packed up Wally and we trekked all the way
to Westhampton from West Springfield (over a 30 minute
drive). During the first class, Beth let all the puppies
play together and mentioned she noticed some aggression
coming from Wally towards the other pups. I told her we
were having some difficulty letting him know who is boss
and she suggested we meet one on one.
During our one on one meeting Beth befriended Wally and
assessed his relationship with us. While Wally would
completely ignore me and Scott if we called him, he would
immediately respond to Beth. He was however, very
aggressive when it came to getting picked up or restrained
from doing something he wanted to do. Beth informed us
something that nearly broke my heart - Wally did not
respect me or Scott. She gave us directions to gain his
respect - basically limit his freedom and make him work
for everything - and she introduced us to the Gentle
Leader which went to work immediately. At the end of the
meeting she told us we had a 50/50 chance with him and
would have to keep on him.
 I can confidently say that meeting with Beth saved us from
having to give Wally up - or worse. It wasn't easy, but we
took everything Beth taught us to heart and worked hard to
gain Wally's respect. After Puppy Pawsibilities we signed
him up for Basic Obedience and then Canine Good Citizen
class. He loves it! Soon he'll start another Intermediate
Obedience class. He isn't perfect and sometimes tries to
win back his dominance but he's still young and I'm
committed to the training.
There are other facilities we could bring him to for
training that are much closer to home but wouldn't even
think about it! It's worth the drive to train with Beth at
It's PAWSible! and would recommend it to anyone!
Jenn and Scott H.
West Springfield, MA
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