This is a letter I received from a woman who brought her aggressive Cocker to a seminar. This kind of aggression is typical of Cocker Spaniels – a bit moody and serious when it uncorks. I add this to the blog because it describes the typical result of using my methods and I didn’t write it or edit it. It is not meant to be a testimonial, but an account of a process that saved this dog’s life…Gary Wilkes
Dear Gary,
I hope you remember me and Dusty from the seminar you conducted in Vernal, Utah, last September. Dusty was the beautiful, angelic-looking Cocker Spaniel with the long eye lashes. I wanted to give you an update on his progress and thank you for all of your help. Dusty’s behavior has improved so much that it’s unbelievable. When we got back to Salt Lake after the seminar, Dusty was in a very compliant mood. But the first time I tried to enter the TV room, Dusty gave me “the look,” so I yelled “No!” and let the bonker fly. It worked! I had to give him one refresher bonk a few days later, but I can now walk into any room, frontwards, make eye contact with him and he doesn’t even growl, let alone attack me. Continue reading