When training a new pet, it is vital to get inside her head.  While any female can be starved and beaten into submission, this crude method often has the result of creating skittish, nervous pets who lack personality.  I find that it is better to prep for training by learning about the subject--what are her likes, dislikes, prejudices, fears, loves, etc.  Knowing these details can help personalize the positive and negative reinforcement that comes with pet training.

Amelia was very fastidious in her old life.  She showered and changed her clothes at least twice a day.  Like her body and clothes, her dorm room was immaculate.  If she wasn't able to keep herself or her surroundings in order she became quite anxious to say the least.   

Knowing this, I made sure to not to bathe her for the first two weeks of her training.  To make this even more unpleasant for her, I made sure to drag her through the mud and filth during leash training, rub her face in her kibble during every meal, and forgo the usual hose off after she'd relieved herself in her designated corner of the training yard.  During rest periods, I also opted to keep her in the infamous Kennel #13, which has never once been cleaned.

At the end of the first two weeks, I made her a deal.  The more she obeyed, the more of her I would wash with a nice hard bristled, soapy brush.  It was unthinkable for a prissy girl like her to put a cock in her mouth prior to those two weeks.  However, after this period, she almost gratefully sucked and slurped like a dumb sow with her snout in a trough during feeding time.         

Maxwell Jones - Owner and Operator of the Happy Paws Obedience School