Training tools for leash pulling

Training tools to help prevent pulling on the leash.

This is a bonus feature from the original DVD Perfect Paws in 5 Days featuring Jean Donaldson's Modern Dog Training Methods.

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You will learn the principles used by professional animal trainers to efficiently build any behavior you can think of to any degree of difficulty you can imagine.

Jean Donaldson is the award-winning author of Oh Behave! Dogs from Pavlov to Premack to Pinker; The Culture Clash - A revolutionary new way of understanding the relationship between humans and domestic dogs; MINE! A Guide to Resource Guarding in Dogs; FIGHT! A Guide to Dog-Dog Aggression. Jean founded the San Francisco SPCA Academy for Dog Trainers, which has gained the reputation as the Harvard for dog trainers and behavior counselors. She has lectured to dog trainers in the United States, Canada, the UK, Australia and Japan. Her books have been translated into six languages.

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Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• Dog
• Training
• Puppy
• Positive
• Reinforcement
• operant
• conditioning
• premack
• pavlov
• pinker

[captmicha]

@jimlupi Punishment does NOT teach alternate behaviors. It causes some behaviors to cease but does not teach alternate ones. The problem is that many people are too eager to punish their dogs when there are more positive methods that they can use instead. Yes, even ignoring is negative punishment and there's nothing wrong with it and it's a hell of a lot better than negative reinforcement and positive punishment.

[jimlupi]

@captmicha

I have no prob w anyone using pos methods but lets not mangle LEARNING theory. punishment does "teach" and animals do learn from it or else it would not be occupy quadrants.

Now you may feel that teaching alternative behaviors is more effective, thats fine.

[jimlupi]

@captmicha

maybe my wording was incorrect. If the dog feels the harness is so uncomfortable that it needs to be conditioned then maybe the dog thinks that it is in fact more stressfull or adversive for that particular dog. Also the fact that a head halter can cause spine injuries is not mentioned.

[captmicha]

@killerbiller35 No it doesn't and that's the problem with aversive and punitive based training. It doesn't make them understand anything besides the fact that they're being punished. Try to understand. Bully teases you and you punch him and you get spanked. Does being spanked teach you what you should have done instead of punching the bully? No. Teaching an alternate, acceptable behavior does. See my reply to Ellco101.

[killerbiller35]

@captmicha i used to have a dog and i loved it with all my heart. i would never hurt it in my life. pulling a dog back real hard doesnt hurt him, just makes him understand that what hes doing is wrong thats all.

[captmicha]

@Ellco101 Very easy. Pause the walk when the dog pulls. Resume the walk when the dog stops pulling. Dog learns that pulling gets it nowhere and not pulling obtains the reward of the continuation of the walk. If the dog is reactive and pulls for that reason, you counter condition, or you can use BAT or distraction methods.

[captmicha]

@jimlupi That makes no sense since the more aversive methods cause even more stress.

[captmicha]

@truthaboutforever7 Very good point.

[captmicha]

@killerbiller35 Please don't own any animals.

[killerbiller35]

if the dog tries to pull the leash just pull him back real hard and say NO DOG, THATS A BAD F***ING DOG! repeat this for atleast 2 walks doing it every time it tries to pull. i swear it will work and ull save some money