Sentences with phrase «using confrontational»

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

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.

Don't use a confrontational attitude, listen to your partner, stick to one issue at a time, and strive to resolve the issue once and for all.

Not exact matches

So when a developer gets stuck, I sit with him and ask questions, using a curious tone, never confrontational.

This method can be a bit confrontational, so only use this if you feel comfortable with whom you're talking to.

So he keeps things a bit edgy (some would say confrontational) and uses stories and humor to craft presentations that are educational, motivational, and entertaining.

If you do any of the following, you run are being confrontational: * Threaten them; * Argue with them; * Use demeaning language; * Insult them;

Bernardo, this is confrontational, I understand that but I think it is time for you to use all this «knowledge» that you've gathered to have an «opinion» for yourself.

But the majority of hurting people seen by mental health therapists and by ministers for counseling respond more rapidly and growthfully when therapists use more active, confrontational, and reeducative methods as these become appropriate in the flow of each session.

While many footballers and journalists spoke out in support of Collymore, and rightly so, a minority reacted in a more confrontational way, accusing Collymore of «attention - seeking» and using the illness to «make excuses» for his past behaviour.

According to Tisch, officers will be urged to activate the cameras in seven specific situations: all reasonable suspicion stops; all enforcement encounters; all vehicle stops; taking someone into custody; whenever there is a use of force; any encounter that escalates or turns confrontational; and during vertical patrols.

City lawmakers, though, are developing less confrontational ways to tackle the problem of vacant, or warehoused, property that could be used for affordable housing.

She also recommends using «I statements» — for example, «I'm having difficulties managing my workload» — to avoid coming across as accusatory or confrontational.

Pegg's character remains comic relief, too often his scenes end with the equivalent of a rim shot, but Pegg shows his dramatic chops during a confrontational sequence where he's used as a human bomb.

Moreover, the satnav and trip computer are a bit overdone with their bold and brassy colour LCD screen but, like everything else, this becomes familiar and less confrontational with long - term use.

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.

«Absolutely, without exception, I oppose, will not recommend, and generally spend large amounts of time telling people why I oppose the use of shock collars, prong collars, choke collars, and any other type of device that is rooted in an adversarial, confrontational interaction with the dog.»

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.

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.

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.

His use of industrial materials and process prevents the viewer from establishing a familiar relationship with the work, resulting in an experience that is confrontational,» according to the Steely Library Web site on sculptures throughout campus.

Often described as a neo-dadaist, American artist Jasper Johns «work is by most classified as Pop art (with a hint of Americana), mainly because of his extensive use of classical iconography and lack of confrontational abrasiveness characteristic of...

Fishman's work has its innovative place in the history of geometrical abstraction — her use of auto paint, making for a slick surface, and giving the painting a sort of dramatic, confrontational presence, all the more dramatic and confrontational because of the abrupt contrast (dare one say clash?)

Through the use of such materials, Quinn's works are at once poetic and confrontational through their exploration of life, death, sexuality and religion.

Through the use of models met on cruising and dating sites, as well as strangers I approach on the street, I create images which are both confrontational and infused with intimacy; of figures at once caught in the act and looking to engage in it.

Similar to her well - known previous series of work Domino / Dominó, Bibiana Suárez uses the format of the game in the Memoria (Memory) installation to draw our attention to the history of exchanges - sometimes amicable and other times confrontational - between Latinos of different origins and mainstream American culture.

Direct and confrontational at times, Brennan uses color and form to activate the space creating a real relationship between the natural and unnatural as well as the expected and unexpected.

His work is both generous and confrontational; meticulously conceived and crafted no matter what medium he uses, his complex, often overlapping projects have come to define the zeitgeist of postmodern visual art.

Johnston recognized the confrontational methods students were using, and knew they were legitimate and tested.

Using methods of retail display such as glass vitrines, shelves, shop windows, combined with a methodical and confrontational use of mirrors and reflection, her work establishes...

But certainly it is different in other cultures... maybe what you are used to is very confrontational.

Our human problem has become so severe through extreme neglect and the unwillingness to engage in confrontational behavior that it's more or less now going to take two dimensional an carbon based quantum simulators using a Manhattan style project and Apollo style national effort in reusable launch vehicles to even come close to solving it in the timeframes that will make any difference.

One wonders if the newly appointed Minister of Justice, Simon Hughes, has currently much more than optimism to trade on when he declared on coming into office in December 2013 that: «mediation works and we are committed to making sure that more people make use of it, rather than go through the confrontational and stressful experience of going to court».

Couples should avoid confrontational courtroom battles and use mediation as more free sessions will be funded by Government, Family Justice Minister Simon Hughes has announced.

The dissenting justice pointed out that while three witnesses described Dr. R as «aggressive, confrontational and used thoroughly foul language,» [31] the Discipline Committee did not explain why this conduct, as opposed to other rude behaviour, «crosses the line,» [31] and did not explain why it reflected on Dr. R's professional integrity, how his actions were relevant to the practice of medicine, or how it impaired his ability to function as a doctor.

Using «I» statements to communicate your feelings can be useful as they are much less confrontational then «you» statements.

Relationship satisfaction specifically predicted using media more often to «express affection» and less often to «broach a confrontational subject.»

That is why it is better for the couples to spurn confrontational courtroom battles and look into using Family Mediation first to sort out disputes over their children, finances and property.

Commenting on the benefits of mediation the Justice Minister, Simon Hughes states: «Mediation works and we are committed to making sure that more people make use of it, rather than go through the confrontational and stressful experience of going to court.»