I bet that the trainers at animal parks and zoos have to sign confidentiality agreements to prevent telling the public how often they are injured, or when they have had to
use aversive techniques to deal with dangerous wild animals.
At no time will
we use aversive techniques (harsh physical or verbal corrections, prong, choke, or shock collars, etc.) nor will we permit our students to use such punishments.
In contrast to traditional approaches of behaviour modification that
used aversive techniques to limit problem behaviours, PBS focuses on building socially appropriate skills and supporting individuals» use of «positive» behaviours (Durand and Carr 1985; Meyer and Evans 1989).
Not exact matches
Puppies often respond best to reward - based training or positive reinforcement, although sometimes
aversive training
techniques can be
used depending on the situation.
When you train
using aversives you risk fallout from these
techniques.
Whether it's hitting, tapping, or bopping a dog on the nose as means of discipline, this
aversive technique still falls short of the success found with
using reward - based or positive training.
Fortunately, scientists have started to shed some light on the effectiveness and humaneness of popular training approaches, in particular, how dogs trained with reward - based methods differ from dogs trained
using aversive training
techniques.
Examples include
use of
aversive techniques (e.g. leash corrections, spray bottles, loud noises) and / or equipment (e.g.
aversive collars) to reduce undesirable behavior.
We strongly caution against the
use of
aversive and punishment - based
techniques and equipment.
We do not recommend, endorse, or
use any training
techniques that are
aversive to your dog, or that rely on pain, force, startle, or coercion to change your dog's behaviors.
Goldman strongly discourages veterinarians from recommending trainers who
use aversive methods that include shock or pinch collars, hard - correction
techniques and other «quick fixes,» which she believes actually may be harmful.
For example,
use of a shock collar, hitting the dog, pinning the dog,
using a choke or prong collar, bark collars, and sharp tugs on the leash («leash corrections») are all
aversive techniques.
Aversive training
techniques, which have been seen to be
used by Cesar Millan (The Dog Whisperer) are based on the principle of applying an unpleasant stimulus to inhibit behaviour.
* the misconceptions which underlie the
use of
aversive training
techniques; * the development of behaviour in dogs; * the problems associated with the
use of
aversive training
techniques; and * finding a suitable trainer or behaviourist
Any
use of
aversive techniques such as spraying your cat with water or getting cross and stalking it around the house is only going to make things worse and may cause further problems, so seek help from your vet as soon as possible.
«We promote the
use of reward - based training methods, thereby minimizing the
use of
aversive techniques.»
promote the
use of reward - based training methods, thereby minimizing the
use of
aversive techniques
However, these
aversive techniques should be
used to interrupt the dog's action, not as punishment - and they work best when you successfully conceal the fact you are causing the noise.