[Lilred]

I'm glad yer dog is doin better TSadler, but fer some "concerned citizens" I would like to make a couple of points in this regard.
The original thread was a mess and I will not (and hopefully ya'll wont) reopen that there big ole can of worms. However, I dont want folks thinkin that we told you to beat and ignore your dog.
I never voiced my opinion in that thread, I was too busy puttin out fires.
Futhermore, in yer first post in that thread, you said you were smackin him with a collar, so that dog was not new to any sort of "whippins".
Your dog has some serious issues, most of them, IMHO, revolves around trust. You and your dog was apart for a long time when you sent him off to be trained. And it seems that when he is with you, that training is your number 1 priority. Which is fine, but the trust and bond with you is what your dog has been missing all along. Along with what this woman has shown you on fixing this problem, I think you should concentrate soley on bein that dog's best friend for a while, and let the dog shows wait.
Trust me when I tell you, there is a big difference tween a dog that peforms FOR you, than a dog that performs cause he HAS to.
Now matter how you attempt to fix it, no matter what reasons you may think a dog would have for such things..that is, in a nutshell, a trust issue. Simply put. And if you continue down the road of fixin his quirks, and not fixin the trust issue, you will eventually work out all the kinks..but you will have a robot and not a best friend.

I swear, you ought to see the faces of folks who see 6 beagles jump out of a dog box with no shock collars on, and they run like fools..people ask me all the time.."How do you do that? Man I gotta git a puppy from you!"...Nope, it aint my dogs blood. Those dogs hunt out of sheer enjoyment of it. They were trained, yes, but I love those dogs plum to death. They do it fer me. Sure, they make mistakes along the way, but I dont care.

My only suggestion to you, is to let go of the training & shows for a while, and git back to basics. Cause I think that's what's been missin all along. I am sincerely glad that Tex is doin better tho, and I wish him and you the best.