Sentences with phrase «than punitive methods»

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 exact matches

It's a heck of a lot more motivating than grabbing your muffin top (if you have one) with disdain and viewing diet as a punitive method of correcting something you don't love about yourself.

Canine training methods have evolved tremendously and we now know that punitive, negative reinforcement training methods do much more harm to a dog than good.

Dogs who are raised and trained humanely are more confident and less likely to bite than dogs who are trained using punitive methods or equipment designed to intimidate and cause pain.

Positive training has proven to be a much more effective, safer and humane way of teaching dogs than punitive training methods and while ultimately every person has the right to choose what techniques they use, the evidence is clear.

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).

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.

According to Victoria Stilwell — a passionate advocate for positive reinforcement dog training methods and Editor - in - Chief of Positively.com — «punitive, dominance - based training techniques... often result in «quick fixes» but ultimately cause more long - term harm than good while damaging the owner - dog relationship.»

Their disciplinary methods are supportive, rather than punitive.