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I realize, @JudyN , that it was a throwaway remark on Ur part - a casual jest.
But plenty of APOs take it as a gospel truth, b/c drama is used by many trainers to sell their services & get the attention of potential clients. Dissing another trainer is one such marketing ploy.
So yes, indeed, in all seriousness - loads of trainers AGREE on the tools, techniques, & overall methods to be used, whether in training [teach a cued behavior] or B-Mod [reduce, redirect, or retrain an unwanted behavior].
The trainers that i agree with are a large group who advocate pos-R & use nonaversive tools, who condemn flooding & avoid overfacing any animal, & who prefer to build a desired behavior, as opposed to permit & then punish an undesired one.
They don’t threaten, confront, intimidate, or coerce - they teach. // Positive punishment is used only in an emergency, which by definition, is not training; training is planned, has a goal, & is outlined.
Accidents happen.
It’s a helluva lot more efficient to make the desired behavior easy to inevitable, then reward it when it occurs, & make UNdesired behaviors difficult to impossible, so they rarely if ever come up... vs let the dog commit some sin, & then, after the fact, jump all over them.
Besides, it’s a lot more fun for all involved.
Catch yer dog doing something right - & REWARD that. It’s not rocket surgery.
Anyone can do it. U don’t need “an instinct” for it, it’s not inherited, it’s not a lucky quirk - it’s a skill set, & some patience.
Happy training,
- terry
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I realize, @JudyN , that it was a throwaway remark on Ur part - a casual jest.
But plenty of APOs take it as a gospel truth, b/c drama is used by many trainers to sell their services & get the attention of potential clients. Dissing another trainer is one such marketing ploy.
So yes, indeed, in all seriousness - loads of trainers AGREE on the tools, techniques, & overall methods to be used, whether in training [teach a cued behavior] or B-Mod [reduce, redirect, or retrain an unwanted behavior].
The trainers that i agree with are a large group who advocate pos-R & use nonaversive tools, who condemn flooding & avoid overfacing any animal, & who prefer to build a desired behavior, as opposed to permit & then punish an undesired one.
They don’t threaten, confront, intimidate, or coerce - they teach. // Positive punishment is used only in an emergency, which by definition, is not training; training is planned, has a goal, & is outlined.
Accidents happen.
It’s a helluva lot more efficient to make the desired behavior easy to inevitable, then reward it when it occurs, & make UNdesired behaviors difficult to impossible, so they rarely if ever come up... vs let the dog commit some sin, & then, after the fact, jump all over them.
Besides, it’s a lot more fun for all involved.
Catch yer dog doing something right - & REWARD that. It’s not rocket surgery.
Anyone can do it. U don’t need “an instinct” for it, it’s not inherited, it’s not a lucky quirk - it’s a skill set, & some patience.
Happy training,
- terry
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