Hey all,
We just inherited a dog from my wifes sister that she can no longer take care of due to losing her place in the wild fires down in California. He is a rescue is is just over a year old now and is really a good dog and listen to us very well at home, but being a purebred Ol' Southern American Bulldog he is a big boy (over 100lbs at just over a year old) and having a natural high prey drive, while out on walks he will definitely pull hard and want to run after squirrels and other dogs etc and he is really tough to hold back for my wife. He isn't aggressive or mean and wanting to kill everything, but it is intimidating to other dogs and people as he is quite the muscle bound bully looking breed and we do not want to ever have any issues.
Because he listens so well at home and he really is one of those dogs that just follows you around trying to please you, we figure he should be quite trainable.
We are looking for a dog trainer who can work with my wife (I broke my ankle this past weekend so I will not be able to be out there walking around for training) and help us work on the prey drive issues and walking issues. As we live in Airdire, somebody who is out there or willing to come out there would be preferred but for someone who is really good and well proven we would be willing to come into town of course. It is more private, one on one lessons we are looking for.
Anyone have any positive experiences to pass on?
Here is a pic of the fella from 3 months ago when she got him. He was 9 or 10 months old here...