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Originally Posted by chattiesmom  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. |
I have to disagree that it's a negative training method and feel it's very wrong to compair it to a gun. I only used it with Callie for the pants and shoe bitting and I did not just "fire away" I squirted her one time and said no and it only was necessary a few times. It was also a very dangerous situation and almost killed my grandfather. I am very upset that you are trying to paint me as some awful person because I used a squirt bottle. I have put lots of time in training Callie and all but that one thing was done using positive training and she knows many commands and tricks and even has trick dog titles. My boy Joey and me do lots of training as well he too has multiple trick training titles. Penny is a work in progress but I do positive training with her as well. This painting me evil or even a unknowledgeable trainer is just wrong and proves you don't know me at all. I'm not an evil person because I used a water bottle. I would die for my dogs, they are my babies. I also want to say that anyone that has had to use it for the same situation is not evil either but I'm sure that with the condemning of it that they won't speak up. My Yorkie's also are not tiny but you should remember that because you didn't want to make a harness for Callie who is 18 pounds.