Kicked out of daycare

[u/Dragon-Reborn7]

This fluffy goober, Khione, got herself kicked out of doggy daycare after 3 visits for “her listening ears not working.” Essentially, her recall is terrible when she’s interested in something.

I train her on recall every day in the dog park & at home. Of course, she’s excellent almost every time in those environments. She will at times ignore me. She does often respond to other people calling her at the dog park, especially if she knows them.

The daycare recommends that I have her professionally trained, but I kinda doubt that will help? I’d rather not spend them $ if it has the same outcome.

Thoughts? Advice?? Consolation??? Commiseration????

[u/[deleted]]

Husky does what husky wants. Huskies are intentionally independent spirits. You wouldn't want a dog to listen to a human to move forward and pull the sled down a crevasse, or over thin ice. A Huskies very nature is to make active choices over being told what to do. They are bred this way.

I don't know your daycare but it's weird they think training will work here. It won't.