Not exact matches
Truly stubborn dogs respond much better to reward - based
training because when faced with an
aversive stimulus, dominant and stubborn dogs are more likely to fight back.
I took him to puppy school and then obedience classes and have only ever used positive reinforcement
training with him - I don't agree with
aversive training methods and have seen dogs become very aggressive
because of it.
And if your dog has an overly generalized sense of fear
because it has been shocked or choked or they have been
trained with
aversive methods, then they are going to have stress, and they are more likely to bite.
These are not my favorite piece of
training equipment (most dogs find them
aversive), but this is one of the few times when the head halter may still have a place in positive reinforcement
training,
because it does give you control over the dog's head in a way that a front - clip control harness does not.