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Seriously, you need a new trainer. After 6 months of training you should be doing off leash work by now, inside, outside of the house with cats all around. Don't give up, try and find a new trainer in your area of possible. Your trainer isn't getting to the root of your dogs problems, and obviously after working for 6 months he/she isn't going to be able to come up with a solution for you. Im sad for your situation, try a new approach with another trainer before giving up.
Well, to be fair to the trainer, he hasn't been working with us the whole 6 months. We had group class for a month, and a few long, private sessions, and then he needed major knee surgery is is still recovering and can't come help us man-handle our 80-pound "Hellbeast".
The next closest trainer that I would trust is a full hour-long drive away, and the one I'd really like to use is two hours away and usually pretty booked. One of the drawbacks to living in the middle of nowhere.
I'm still trying though! I'm just considering the possibility of putting up a courtesy listing on the local Shepherd rescue website, just to see if there's someone out there who has a little more time, experience, can offer him a more ideal situation. But for, now, every day's a learning experience, and he's a ridiculously happy dog considering that he has his own level of the house all to himself and, consequently, gets about half the time he should be getting with the family.
Ok. sorry for jumping on like i did
I just was picturing weekly or so lessons with "trainer" and was really shocked that you've not made more progress. I wish you the very best luck and I hope you get to keep your boy. IF you make that hard decision to rehome hiim, I'm sure you'll find him the best he can have.
The elkhound comes thru when you see him up close. His tail really curls over, and the fur on his back and sides lays in a way that looks stripey, a little like a zebra. DH's stepdad asked if we brushed him to make his fur do that; nope, he does it all by himself.
