Many dog
training methods are based on what makes the owners feel good, and not what
really makes sense for the dog at the base. For Example ....
"Positive only" dog training is a big way now
With "only positive" dog training your dog to bribe you to do something with the food or a toy. In this case the desired behavior, he gets the reward.
If he refuses to do is ..... nothing happens. You know him not to give the reward, do not you, to show him how to do the behavior that you are just waiting .... and hope.
"Positive only" dog training often includes a clicker device -. A small metal tongue that makes a clicking sound when pressed with the thumb clicker is a form of "operant conditioning" (a term that some you may recognize your college psych classes).
Here's how it works: click the clicker at the exact moment your dog is a desired behavior. Then give a treat immediately. The dog learns that every time he rattles that whatever he was doing at that moment behavior, listening to bring him food.
The problems with "only positive" dog training
Only positive dog training clicker and his noble education, and if your dog oriented food, this training method also works for teaching fun things - like tips - where it does not really matter if you followed your dog or not. If you tell him to shake hands or roll, and he does not know, who cares?
But your dog to come to teach, when called into the presence of temptations and distractions ... to teach your dog to stand quietly while his teeth brushed or her coat is neat ... to teach your dog to act, polite to strangers and other animals and your dog all other types of behaviors that you do a dog of the civilized family (or not!) want to teach only positive dog training just is not cutting it.
Think about it. What happens when you want to stop your dog chasing a cat and come to you - but at this moment, he is not hungry and would rather chase the cat not to nibble a biscuit?
Stuck owner, leaving the only positive dog training
every time their dog "is not in the mood" to do something.
An old time coach once said that when chasing a cat really wants a dog, it is to hunt as a godsend regardless of showers biscuits on him.
Only positive dog training suffers from a serious flaw - it does not teach your dog to respect you, and it is RESPECT motivated a dog are well behaved ..... yes, even at times when there i do not wanna.
