Dog training isn't all sunshine and flowers.
He's not beating the dog. Grow a spine hippie.
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Dog training isn't all sunshine and flowers.
He's not beating the dog. Grow a spine hippie.
Well then you are falling into that trap everyone talks about, where even negative attention is still positive to the dog.Quote:
Originally Posted by Schlep
It depends on the dog. I have a golden retriever, so knowing that he's doing something his owner doesn't like is punishment enough. Same would go for a lot of large breeds. A cavalier should have the same general response since they also are all about pleasing their owner. Depends on what they're mixed with, though.
Icarusfall: I trained my dog never using any negative techniques outside of a verbal correction.
It's possible in rare occasions but it's usually about as effective as telling a child "No" as their only punishment.
I don't feel a toe tap or a light poke is inhumane or "mean".Quote:
Originally Posted by Schlep
Neither are prong collars if used properly.
Choke collars are pretty lame.
Rolled up newspapers or squirt bottles, are definitely not mean either, they just aren't the best way to correct a dog IMO.
The Cavalier in the house is the most shameless dog I've ever met. Tell her 'no' or try to reprimand her and she will just stare at you with her tail wagging. She is always happy.
Her only vices are stealing food when left alone, and being aggressive to dogs that are bigger than her. Same size dog or smaller and she is friendly or just oblivious, but a giant Mastiff or Rottwieler comes along and she is barking, growling, and trying to pick fights.
I love you.Quote:
Originally Posted by icarusfall
It worked for me. You could also slightly pinch the back of their neck as you say it (simulating a jaw), which makes the message even clearer.Quote:
Originally Posted by icarusfall
At first I was equating the squirting with rolled paper, which I don't think really works, but it is a little different. A lot of dogs don't mind a poke or even a light smack with a paper, but assuming they genuinely dislike the smell of vinegar it's totally harmless, non-physical, and likely to elicit the response I want. It seems like a good thing to me that I would not be directly hitting him myself, as with a paper, so he assiciates the punishment with the action more than with me.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kidnemo
I suppose it all comes down to the method which gets the right reaction from an individual dog. I would love if a simple 'no', and 'sit' command would immediately calm a situation. That is a goal I would like to accomplish eventually if I can.
Honestly it's the consistency of the correction and if you are doing it at the proper time that you are "communicating" with your dog that makes the most difference IMO.
Using objects for corrections can give certain dogs the wrong idea, that the object is correcting them, not the person.