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Originally Posted by Erin One of the other "trainers" I see on TV all the time is Uncle Matty. He uses negative training techniques. He uses correction and other methods that can basically make a dog obey you because they fear you rather than because they *want* to. The poor dogs look stunned after he's done jerking on their collars. Reward based methods never involve punishing the dog. Just because someone is popular or on TV does not mean they are using the latest research or even mean they know what they are doing. Uncle Matty should not be advocating these techniques because while many people use them, someone watching at home can could permanent damage to their dog.
I don't know much about Cesar Millan and I don't get the channel he is on but I did watch the clips that they have on the website. What I saw was disturbing and involved very little training. The dogs were not asked to do anything. How is the dog supposed to know what is expected of it? That is not training. Dogs want to please us and we need to teach them how to do that. Please take a look at this website - there is a quote from the man who wrote the original "Dog Whisperer" book and contrasts Cesar's methods with true positive training methods. http://www.naturespet.com/dogwhisperer.html
The info that YorkieMum is giving is fantastic information. Please just take the time to read The Other End of the Leash or another book that discusses the behavior of dogs and the philosophy of positive dog training. The research IS there, I promise you that. |
Well that is an intresting site thanks for sharing it. Will have a good look around there. I actually liked his book although not straight up clicker it was a ton to offer and as I am a crossover trainer it was a good read to help make sence of a few things.
If You like The other end of the leash try Bones Would Rain. very good way left of the normal but good.
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