Lesson Number Six

So I've discovered writing a blog every day is next to impossible with my weird schedule so I am going to do my best to get a few of these in a week.  So here's lesson number 6....

I never really liked 'pinch' collars after working with animals. I associated them with the crazy untrained dogs that come into work with careless clients. I always thought they didn't work because it seemed all of the dogs who used them were not helped by them.
The reason I am talking about this is that I've been frustrated with trying to walk our crazy dog Martini. She pulls so hard with a regular collar that she chokes herself. We started using a harness a while back and helped some but she ends up bunny hopping on her back feet. Now that it has been hot, she's putting so much that her feet are worm raw. I broke down and bought a pinch collar for her and was in shock how in 2 seconds she walked loose leash! I couldn't believe it! I think I now have a different dog. I now know it wasn't that the collars didn't work, the problem was the user.

This lesson applies to all kinds of things. If someone doesn't know how to use something properly, it will never work how it is supposed to. This has been a lesson I have been getting used to for a long time. I tend to think more highly of the general population than I should. I will someday understand that the majority of the general population are total idiots.