No! His dog sniffed my dog's bottom so my dog turned round and growled at the dog, the owner (who I was training with) picked up my dog by his slip lead and hung him. I said you are suffocating him and he said 'that's the point'. I never went to that training or have seen him again.
Oh my word! Sadly I fell into a similar situation when Snowie was 1.5 yo. Dogs had to wear a collar for training, no harness. Trainer insisted Snowie wear a slip collar - soft leather. She said it was the only way to control a boisterous dog. And when he pulled like a steam engine, she held onto his leash - wearing leather gloves herself! - so that he was choking horribly. Of course it didn't stop him wanting to get to whatever was exciting. I was an idiot and didn't know better. Thank goodness I came to my senses before the course ended and got rid of the choke collar and found a positive-only trainer. Hopefully Snowie wasn't damaged; he doesn't cough. Amazing that there are still trainers like this out there.
OK, we're 6 months post operation and the change continues to be remarkable. Katie is well and now able to go for a run in the park. No real breathing problems. Can't bark any more even though she tries to when she thinks it's her food time. She's still ravenous and even in the elevated slow feed bowl, it's gone within 2 minutes. We've not let her swim as we're not prepared to take the risk. She still has hydrotherapy but limited to the treadmill. She does cough sometimes when gulping down drinking water but still manageable at the moment. Katie has been a therapy dog visiting our local hospital for 9 years and still visits If you want to see how she looks she is on Facebook as KC Therapy Dogs or on Twitter as @KatieAndCookie. Hope this helps anyone thinking about the op
