10 Comments on “When The Same Training Approach Isn’t Enough #dogtraining #dogtrainer #puppytraining #dogtraining101”

  1. Let’s take a look at teaching our dogs some more advanced tricks–say closing a door, getting a beer from the refrigerator, agility, flyball, etc. Have you ever seen anyone using aversive methods in teaching these skills? I haven’t. I simply cannot teach these advanced skills with aversives. If you use positive methods to teach advanced tricks, then why do you believe you need aversives to teach simple tricks–like sit or down or walking on a leash? You don’t. When you use aversives, you run the risk of many undesirable side effects (such as aggression and ruining your relationship with your dog).

    1. I think aversive techniques are usually used for teaching a dog NOT to do something. I agree that they would be useless to teach him a trick.

  2. I want to do snake avoidance training for my dog with live snakes that have had their venom sacks removed . But the trainers use electric shock collars. And they’re the only people that do snake avoidance training in my state. I won’t be using them, but i need to find a way for my dog to avoid venomous snakes that have a different smell to non venomous snakes.

  3. i believe he’s talking about laying a hand on your dog or using physical penalties yourself, letting the chickens correct the dog seems perfectly fine to me, as long as its just chickens and not a horse haha. i know people who train dogs for their horse farm and they simply use very strict rules and positive reinforcement, dog learnt within a few months to stay away and keep it down.

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