Dog Health Questions: Reliable Dog Training on East side of Cleveland?

I have a 10 mo. Cane Corso and would like to have her be MUCH more obedient than she is! We tried PetSmart (mostly because it was inexpensive) and it just is not "rough" enough for a dog that is going to be over 120 lbs! I am looking for a training place that allows the use of choker chains but does not cost an arm and a leg. The last place I looked into was over $1000! I love my dog but with this economy I just can't do that. I would like to stay close to home so anywhere on the east side of Cleveland (OH) would be perfect. Thanks!

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I would try looking into the breed club and seeing if they have any trainers listed in your area.

http://www.canecorso.org/

You could also try talking to your breeder and seeing if they have contacts that could help you to find a trainer that is used to dealing with dominant working dogs in your area.

As for gentle leaders/halties I am very glad that these work for you and your dog but often on a confident working breed these are more then ineffective they are a joke. My most laid back male rotties would abuse his strength if I tried walking him on one of those. E-collars, Choke chains and prongs were invented for a reason. Not having control of a dog that will mature over 120 lbs. is dangerous. That doesn't mean that this dog will only ever be able to be walked/or go out in public with one of the collars on but to get his training started on the right foot I think it is necessary. They are a training collar not an everyday collar.

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• Personally I have found the best results from Petsmart. Have you tried maybe going to a different one than the one that you went to? My dog is 120 (st. bernard mix) and it worked wonderfully on him. Choker chains are very harmful towards dogs. I'm not sure why you would want to use one. They are mainly used for helping to train your dog to walk with you on a leash. A better choice is to use a gentle leader or a haltee.