Why the heck did you people just have to go and get another dog? What, the one you had didn't annoy you enough? You hit it everytime it bark! Did you really think it would learn if you hit it? And 'down' means 'lie down', not off! So don't get mad when your dog has trouble learning how to lie down. I offered to train it for free. Not because I wanted to help you people, but because I wanted to help the dog. I only help you people because it somehow does some good for the poor pup. And no, hitting it as soon as it comes back to you for 'not' comming will not make it want to 'come' any more. You yell at it, and you put it outside, you complain about it, and you wonder why people call animal control, because heck, "it's just a dog", right? NO! It's a living creature, and what isn't fair is that it still loves you, even when you don't. You wonder why people called the control? It's because you get annoyed when you have to refil its water bowl because being a puppy, it tipped it over. Well, also being a puppy, it's tied on a short leash even though it has a ton of energy, and gets tangled up so much that it can't even sit! Don't be complaining to me, because I don't agree with you. It could've fallen off an edge and hung itself, and you would've been thinking what a stupid dog it was, when I would be thinking what stupid owners you people were. Do your dogs a favor, and let them live descent lives with people who actualy want to and have the time to take care of them and raise them to live a healthy, happy life!