Sentences with phrase «of aversive methods»

It's heartbreaking that such tools are even available and the people that have designed these form of aversive methods should be prosecuted.

The use of aversive methods (e.g., pinning and yelling) can result in increased anxiety about the grooming process — and can also produce additional side effects such as aggression, generalized fear, escape / avoidance and apathy — so this practice should be avoided.

Humane dog training objects to the use of aversive methods and tools, and anything that may cause fear, anxiety, or stress for the dog.

I started my training career like most trainers 20 years ago, using lots of aversive methods.

Not exact matches

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.

* Note: Punishment is not determined by using «hostile» or aversive methods but rather by its effect on the rate of the behavior.

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.

It is not uncommon to find shelters that have adopted aversive methods on the recommendation of available, local aversive trainers.

In addition, many such trainers use training methods founded in aversive protocols deemed obsolete and damaging — both physically and psychologically (see American Veterinary Society of Animal Behavior position statements under Supporting Documents, below).

Our mission includes promoting mandates for transparency among dog professionals on methods used; transparency on the potential consequences of those methods; and the banning of aversive equipment, including, but not limited to, shock collars, prong collars and choke chains.

Balanced training wrongly assumes that modern methods need to be «balanced» with traditional use of aversives, in order to work effectively.

Parvene Farhoody — an animal behaviorist who uses positive reinforcement methods — describes the act of «no action» to avoid aversives as a commonly misunderstood consequence of the old way of training:

Fortunately the use of aversives to train animals is rapidly becoming a method of the past.

If you are aggressive, your dog will be too: A study done by the University of Pennsylvania, found that animals who were trained using aversive methods were 25 % more likely to react aggressively to their owners.

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.

There are a variety of aversive training methods; not only the use of electric shock collars.

Simply have the person back up; the lack of attention and contact from the person is a better way to teach your dog than using harsh aversive methods.

The HDN closes the door on the perceived need and advisability of using punitive or aversive methods to train our pet dogs.

We NEVER use, or condone the use of, any aversive / punitive tools or methods that will cause your dog fear or pain, such as shock collars, prong collars or choke chains.

The HDN closes the door on the perceived need and advisability of using punitive or aversive methods to train our pet dogs, offering a clear, easy - to - use force - free alternative to some of the most popular teaching paradigms now available.

For many people, it conjures up images of old school trainers that use aversive, physical methods and tools to train and control their dogs.

Of course, aversive methods will only work when the cat is provided with an alternate surface that is equally or more desirable.

We show you how to bring about change without the use of forceful, aversive, or fear producing methods that often make problem behaviors worse, and can damage the relationship between the dog and his or her family.

Also wanted to mention, when we started using this so called «positive reinforcement» method and have seen positive results for many behavioral issues, we end up feeling bad (or guilty) especially if the aversive correction was given out of our sudden burst of frustration — which I think is good because that means we are aware that there must be a better way of dealing with the current problem so then we start looking and trying out other «more benevolent» methods.

I also think that another point to remember is if one aversive method didn't work (whether used as method of choice or out of frustration), it probably is a good idea to choose and seek a different method that will bring the results that we are looking for.

After one year, 38 percent of pups enrolled in a puppy classes utilizing aversive methods were re-homed, surrendered or euthanized.

The effects of using aversive training methods in dogs — A review.

And we can take heart that reward - based methods are better for animal welfare in two ways: they avoid the risks of stress, fear, and aggression that are associated with aversive methods; and they give the dog positive experiences that contribute to good welfare.

Dogs with a history of being trained more often with aversive methods were less playful with their owner and interacted less with the researcher.

The «break» refers to breaking in the sense of breaking a horse, harkening back to old - school aversive methods for training horses.

«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

It is the position of the Pet Professional Guild (PPG) that dominance theory is an obsolete and aversive method of interacting with animals that has at its foundation incorrect and misinterpreted data which can result in damage to the animal - human relationship and cause behavioral problems in the animal.

The British Veterinary Association and the British Small Animal Veterinary Association both recommend «against the use of electronic shock collars and other aversive methods for the training and containment of animals» and state that shocks «and other aversive stimuli received during training may not only be acutely stressful, painful and frightening for the animals, but may also produce long - term adverse effects on behavioural and emotional responses.»

The Effects of Using Aversive Training Methods in Dogs — A Review.

The Pet Professional Guild proudly counts amongst its ranks many «cross-over» trainers who have successfully abandoned outdated, aversive training methods in favor of humane and effective positive training methods.

Further, it is the goal of the Pet Professional Guild to provide the resources, education and mentoring process to all professionals who are committed to following current science and research, much of which indicates that positive training methods are more humane and effective than aversive methods.

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It's important not to use aversive training methods to address aggression caused by fear — you should seek the help of a trained professional.

Population - based strategies include wide - ranging changes to the legal systems that protect children better from the use of aversive parenting methods (e.g., physical punishment), and the application of population - based strategies to the delivery of evidence - based parenting programs (e.g., population - level Triple - P).