Sentences with phrase «confrontational training»

AVSAB recommends R + The American Veterinary Society of Animal Behavior (AVSAB) discourages veterinarians from referring clients to trainers who subscribe to dominance theories and confrontational training.

A study published in the Journal of Applied Animal Behavior concluded that confrontational training methods such as hitting dogs, intimidating them with punitive force and using techniques of restraint like the «alpha roll» actually do very little to correct dogs» behavior and in fact increase the likelihood that they will be fearful and aggressive.

Aggression, learned helplessness, fear, are all to be avoided, but they are easily installed in dogs by those who persist in using aggressive or confrontational training.

In another recent study, around 25 percent of owners using confrontational training techniques reported aggressive responses from their dogs.

«Our study demonstrated that many confrontational training methods, whether staring down dogs, striking them, or intimidating them with physical manipulation, does little to correct improper behavior and can elicit aggressive responses.»

In another more recent study, 25 % of dog owners using confrontational training techniques including commands, shock collars, and verbal reprimands reported aggressive responses from their dogs.

I've also worked with dogs that have been exposed to confrontational training methods that consequently react fearfully or aggressively when someone reaches for their collar or goes to put on their leash.

Not exact matches

However, in retrospect I now see that my growth could have been furthered much more rapidly if that therapist had been trained in more active and confrontational methods.

Pillar # 2 — Avoidance of Punitive Methods Scientific studies have shown that the use of confrontational, punitive training techniques on dogs not only does not work long term, but actually exacerbates aggressive response and makes already aggressive dogs even more aggressive.

Rubbing their noise in it is a confrontational move on your part and not the way you want to train your puppy.

This is where good intentions become damaging: that well - meaning trainer was the catalyst that turned this client — a pet owner who wanted to go about training in a non-confrontational way — into a confrontational - based trainer because the R + trainer didn't have the correct skill set for that particular client.

If you have a dog that suffers from a more severe behavioral issue, the best thing you can do is to avoid the use of any confrontational or punishment - based training methods, as this can exacerbate aggression, fear, and anxiety - based issues.

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