Complex problems need a game plan and you won't find that on social media.

If your dog is being “naughty,” and you look for help on a social media site, you are looking in the wrong place!  There are two main reasons why social media is the last place to look for advice.

1. Helpful people give advice based on what worked for THEIR dog, and YOUR dog is an individual.
2. Trainers, like myself can give generalized suggestions on how to teach new behaviors, but complex behavior modification plans have too many variables to address in a short format.
   

For example, look at this post I found the other day.  (SPOO is short for standard poodle)

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As you can expect, the comments ran the gamut of answers.  Use a “vibrating collar,” give them more exercise, squirt them with vinegar water; they need training and the usual “I had this problem, and this is what I did.” 

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