Not exact matches
View some of the
studies about
positive reinforcement and the negative effects of adverse
dog training methods at Applied Animal Behaviour Science or the Journal of Veterinary Behavior.
Born in Montreal, Canada, where she
studied at McGill, Jean founded both the Montreal Flyball Association and Renaissance
Dog Training, the first
positive reinforcement based school and counseling service in the province.
A U.K. government
study concluded that
dogs that had been
trained using electric shocks were significantly more stressed and tense than
dogs taught using
positive methods.
However,
studies on
dogs have shown that
dogs learn faster and are less likely to be aggressive when
trained without
positive punishment, even where that
positive punishment is mild.
Founded in 1991 by Bonnie Bergin, Bergin University of Canine
Studies is the world's only university accredited by the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools to provide associate, bachelor and master's degrees in canine studies while placing high - quality assistance dogs trained through only positive m
Studies is the world's only university accredited by the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools to provide associate, bachelor and master's degrees in canine
studies while placing high - quality assistance dogs trained through only positive m
studies while placing high - quality assistance
dogs trained through only
positive methods.
Scientific
studies have proven that punishment fails in
dog training, and here are just a few of the reasons why: The use of punishment is
training your
dog what NOT to do, while using
positive reinforcement
trains the
dog... Read More
In conclusion, there doesn't seem to be any good
study that would clearly compare the use of
dog training collars alongside the use of
positive reinforcement and punishment
dog training methodology.
A
study by Blackwell et al. (7) has analyzed the use of
dog training collars and came to the conclusion that, as the above graph shows,
dog owners are most often confused or ignorant about the aspects of
dog training, including differences between negative and
positive punishment, and negative and
positive reinforcement, which was observed as the main reason to choose the use of
dog shock collars for
training.
Credentials Bachelor of Arts in communication
studies OS Certified Trainer ™ Karen Pryor Academy Certified
Training Partner Certified Pet
Dog Trainer - Knowledge Assessed Be A Tree Presenter Canine Good Citizen Evaluator Professional Member of the Association of Pet
Dog Trainers Member of the Mid Atlantic Association of Professional
Positive Pet Trainers Member of the Pet Professional Guild Supporting Member of the International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants
Further
studies on
dogs and the science of learning along with the appearance of
positive training methods further proved that when it comes to their relationship with humans,
dogs were not status seeking beings as previously thought.
For the past 10 years, Shawn has devoted herself to
studying dog behavior and
positive training by reading books and attending seminars by the best trainers and behaviorists in the field — Dr. Patricia McConnell, Dr. Ian Dunbar, Karen Pryor, Trish King, Jean Donaldson and more.
They point to new
studies that have placed the two popular
dog -
training methods head - to - head and almost universally shown
positive training to be more successful than punitive methods in reducing aggression and disobedience.
Not according to a recent UK
study, which found
dogs trained with e-collars demonstrated signs of stress not seen in
dogs trained with
positive methods:
Considering that a variety of
studies have conclusively shown that punitive methods of
training actually cause anxiety in
dogs,
positive reinforcement is absolutely the way to go!
For example, in a
study which was published in the Journal of Veterinary Behavior: Clinical Applications and Research, it was shown that
dogs which were
trained with only
positive reinforcement did far better and displayed fewer behavior problems than those using punitive methods (13).
Whilst much of our original evidence on
positive reinforcement
training is now quite old, more recently more
studies focusing specifically on
dogs have become available.
Emily Blackwell's
study showed that
dogs trained using
positive reinforcement were less likely to show aggression and fear than
dogs trained using punitive methods.
This is the first time that these results have been confirmed by a trainer researcher observing
dog training classes, and it upholds several other
studies that assert the the scientific hypothesis that
positive training leads to a stronger bond between man and
dog as well as significantly lowering stress in the
dog.
A new
study released in the Journal of Veterinary Behavior reveals what many of us in the
dog behavior field have long known to be true: that
positive reinforcement
training is beneficial for a
dog's overall well - being and the canine - human bond, and that aversive
training has detrimental effects on both.
Last year, an interesting
study was published that compared
positive and negative reinforcement
training techniques in
dogs (Deldalle and Gaunet, 2014).
All the
dogs in the
study have consent forms signed by their owners, and only
positive training methods are used to prepare the animals for the MRI.
At Canine Assisted Therapy, Inc., we believe in the power and value of force - free,
positive dog training and we encourage our volunteers to
study and learn more about the proven benefits of using
positive reinforcement rather than dominance and punishment when
training their
dogs or choosing a trainer.