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Originally Posted by Lovetodream88  We did positive training with Callie and the only thing that work for us was the water water bottle with the feet and pants biting. I find the water bottle is not hugely negative and works very well with out hurting any dogs or humans. A lot of people use a can of coins to and that in my opinion is pretty much the same thing. Research also shows the coin method can cause dogs to fear loud noises so I think the water bottle is perfectly safe and ok. Sometimes it becomes a last resort and because not everything works the same for every dog. Biting feet can can become a life or death situation for a small dog or even the human that is biting. I really don't see the water bottle as being negative. Real negative training is hitting, rubbing noses in pee, using choke collars and so on and a water bottle posses no harm to the dog lime other things that are actually considered negative training. |
Taylor, we all have different levels of training experience and abilities. Just because you needed to use a squirt bottle to teach Callie certain things, doesn't mean that others here at YT can't offer better/different solutions. If that is where your training skill set lies, then by all means use spray bottles on your dogs. In return, I would ask that you respect those of us who have more advanced training techniques and skills that don't require the use of negative reinforcement.
I want to help my critters learn the correct responses through their trial and error. I want learning to be fun for both of us and more importantly I want my furred and feathered family members to look forward to training sessions and learning. Teaching a tiny yorkie to not pull on pants legs or be an ankle biter surely doesn't require a huge human to aim a weapon (squirt bottle) and fire away.