Ipswich Dog Obedience Club Inc

I would not even give 1 star (but i had to to post) as they used the 'Alpha Dog' philosophy, which is outdated and so wrong to apply to dogs and the studies that lead to this philosophy were done on captive wolf individuals that were thrown together in a cage causing the results to be skewed not reflect how wolf behave in the wild. They also encourage the use of check chains so that corrections can be used to discipline the dog. That causes aggravation and aggression as well as transforming your relationship with you and your dog to that of fear. not respect. I continued my dog obedience else where with methods that don't require you to force applied to the dog whatsoever. Myself and my dog have a much better time after leaving this club as well as the dog learning and responding so much faster. Please remember we are dogs advocate and their health and wellbeing should be first and foremost so keep that in mind when you think about the training methods you use with them