What not to do to your best friend and why, dog training
March 8, 2013 by admin
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PLEASE READ THE WHOLE MANIFESTO IN AN EASIER FORMAT HERE: www.dogmantics.com It also translated into Dutch Swedish Spanish and Portuguese on that site. Here is a small excerpt: The many problems with using physical or psychological intimidation: 1) Without perfect timing, intensity, and consistency, the “training” amounts to nothing more than abuse. 2) The animal learns to avoid the punisher in order to indulge in undesirable behavior. 3) These techniques can cause irreversible emotional damage to the animal. 4) The punishment can increase stress hormones, arousal, and aggression. 5) Animals can habituate to the punishment — meaning that the intensity of the punishment must keep increasing to have any effect as the animal learns to endure it. 6) You cannot change an animal’s basic emotional response to find children, adults, or other animals (or anything for that matter) reinforcing by using intimidation; you can only suppress the dog’s punished behaviors. 7) Intimidation can cause dogs to hide their warning signs before attempting to bite. 8) Dogs trained with punishment can feel trapped by their handlers, since the decision to leave a ‘stay’ or to leave the handler’s side (to escape from a bothersome child, for example) can cause punishment. Animals who feel they have no escape tend to bite rather than move away. 9) Intended intimidation can actually increase the behavior you wish to extinguish, as intimidation involves giving a form of attention to an animal. 10) The …
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Thanks so much for doing what you do. Through education everyone can live a more complete existence with their chosen companion. I really enjoy all your videos
you’re an idiot. You also know nothing about dogs apparently.
What wild dogs? Wolves? Dingos? Our companion dogs were domesticated approx. 15,000 years ago. You wouldn’t compare humans to apes when explaining why they do something so why compare dogs to wolves? Oh, and there’s the extremely obvious fact that we are humans, they are dogs. We know they’re dogs just as they know we are humans. Dogs are smart, they have adjusted to live alongside humans so it is completely illogical to act like a dog in order to communicate with them.
Forgive yourself – you did the best you knew how at the time. Then educate yourself – your future training can be better.
WHAT TO DO IF I MADE ALL THE MISTAKE YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT, I THOUGH THESE WERE THE RIGHT WAY TO WORK WITH DOGS AND NOW I REGRET ALL OF WHAT I DID WITH MY DOG ( FLUFFY ) AND NOW SHE DOES NOT TRUST ME AT ALL AND SCARED OF ME
Sorry for expressing my opinion. I think it’s simply, but long way. I’ve experienced it with my previous dog (German Shepherd). I was used to correct his bad behavior with negative methods. I didn’t beat him or so, but there was still plucking with the leash, holding the collar and so. When I realised there is something like positive training, I let the previous methods exstinguish. The change came slowly a bit later, but the dog was happier. Just try it and be patient.
Hey kikopup, how do you repair a relationship with your dog if you’ve used negative methods before?
I am extremely happy to see this post. I´m about to have my first dog, a dream coming true, and I never agreed to what I thought was common sense about dog training: intimidation. Those submission theories are not what I want for my sweet companion. I thought I wouldn´t have other choices and with you I now understand clicker training. Thank you, girl. Splash will be my inspiration.
Whenever she gets on the couch, calmly walk over to her and point to the ground and say off. Dogs are one of the only animals that understand what a pointed finger means. Look her in the eyes. This may take a little while, but eventually she will get off. When she does, give her a treat and have her go lay down somewhere else. 🙂
Telling her no will not teach her anything. Have you taught her where she should be relaxing? She is being told off or swatted for getting in the wrong place but is she being praised for sleeping in the right place? I’m guessing not…
I am struggling to understand this. Amongst my dogs the group “Alpha” is calm and relaxed and does not use force or intimidation against her pack. The others have total respect for her. My eldest dog does bully and/or intimidates other dogs. He is actually a very insecure and nervous dog and no use as an Alpha. My parents dogs are the same and I have noted it in a few others households also. The most aggressive is the most insecure. Same with people who intimidate others.
my boxer ‘Vriendje’ (dutch for buddy) is very fearfull and stressed outside, if he sees an other dog he freezes a split second n tries to go to them n ripp em apart now a year later (got him from the shelter a year ago) only with patience and letting him do most work only gently guided him in the right directions i can walk him in the dog parks now without him snappin at others. he is still a bit nervous but he’ll be alright 🙂
Actually I have a way better method in training and correcting your dog. Its called Cesar Millan lol. Trust me it works!
No dog is “motivated to please” someone else. They are motivated to please themselves the most. If you are the most rewarding thing for them, they want you. Humans are the exact same way. And yes, positive reinforcement and worked completely for my fear-aggressive dog. I would never use other cruel methods to hurt her. It’s bullshit to suggest that humane treatment does not work with behavior issues.
That’s not true at all. My four have no concept of your “alpha” falsity. The dogs at the daycare I work at range from meek and shy to the more confident and energetic. None of them act like your concept of a “alpha.” Stop spreading that bullshit. Yes, body language is used and soft and hard eye contact. That is not intimidation or force. That is the exact same as human body language.
my dog is good and ive tried being nice and telling her no and putting her outside but she wont stay off the couch so now she gets swatted worse and worse and she doesnt care what i do she gets back on the couch the next day so what do all you smart dog trainers know that i dont, i used to raise golden retreivers and they listened to everything i did and i raised some of the best dogs i ever met. and this one is close but she is really starting to get me angry and nice ways dont work, now what?
i got a puppy a few days ago and she has every thing i need to learn
Lots of great points I haven’t thought about! Great and helpful video!!!
u got skill ma ;-)
Hi Kikopup. Thankyou. My dog Kelly (Kelpie X) and I have learned a lot from the ample training and behaviour help you share via YouTube. Both of our lives have now changed for the better, for different reasons.
Recently I saw your clip about being mindful to avoid *accidental* visual cues (You walked Splash near a low hedge, and could see possible environmental triggers (another dog) much earlier than Splash). Could you point me back to this clip, or a similar one please? Thanks again.
Im so glad that you posted this video. I have a family member who uses dominance methods to train pit bulls! I have credentials in obedience training and dog handling. I HATE going over his house! because i can see the mental damage that he is infecting because of his own unstable emotions. No dog ever wants to do the wrong thing! they’re confused and in need of direction. not punishment. compulsions methods are so 40s and out dated.
i find that some people use the excuse that they don’t have time/resources to train sometimes so they use intimidation when there is unwanted behavior. Such as if the dog is about to attack someone, intimidation would be used kind of like an emergency training technique because it’s not the most preferred but for them, it’s like everything is an emergency…
Getting a greyhound soon so this is good to know, I was at the car boot with my dad and this dog looked at me and when his owner tried to get him to leave he wouldn’t he then came up to me and put his head on my feet his owner was really surprised because apparently he doesn’t get on with other people I have the opersite thing happen to me with cats they just run away so I hope my new dog Cruz will be just as nice.
This still surprise me, how lot of people have no idea about Xobodog Training (just google it), even though lots of people solve their dog behavior problems because of this training program. Thanks to my friend who told me about Xobodog Training, I’ve have a better relationship with my beloved pet.
I have a male Shiloh GSD named Hunter and he wouldn’ keep eye contact for anything. Now he’s actually looking at me.
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Can the Eye Contact sound be the same as the positive interrupter sound ? Is it the same concept?
Thanks a lot!
Would you use a que or command or this? Such as “watch” or “look”?
I was just wondering Emily, I thought eye contact was intimidating, or is it not because you reinforce it.
not to be tedious or anything but on the list you put 1,3,4,5 and missed out 2
Hi Emily,
Funny what we capture sometimes, sure the first dog initialy was concentrating on head lift (stretching neck) rather than the eye contact. Inadvertantly captured a dog tossing toy higher rather than nearer because it was landing closer the higher he tossed it.
Thanks for making this video, Emily – this is how I teach attention and so I can give the link to my students as a reference – makes my work a lot easier!
Oh Emily, I just loved the crew waiting on the couch!!! : ) I use many of your training methods with my horse and encourage horse owners to come watch your stuff and try it with horses–great fun! Thanx for the vids!
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best regards from Paris
Pat
I did this exercise today with my cat, Mollie. 🙂
Hi Emily really love your videos. Would you do one on helping a very aggressive food resourse gaurder. 18mth Golden Cocker had already bitten 3 times I was making progress but owner feeling wary of the pup now and her fear is noticed by the dog. HEr ralationship with him broke down when advised by another “trainer” to follow dominance rank reduction methods so now I am having to deal with the problems that damage did. many thanks and keep up the good work!
Love Love Love the lineup on the sofa watching a new dog get treats. To me, that says it all about your training methods. Great stuff!!
I use the letter “X” as a marker. It is not a word I might inadvertently use while praising my dog “Yes, good boy, almost . . . EX!” *treat* he responds to it very well, I think it’s the sharpness/distinctness of the sound that helps get his focus.
your videos really help my puppy.. Can you please show me the video training for potty? i have a greatdane which is about 3 month old… she doesn’t have any timing for potty, i even took her out about hour for potty but she never does, so can you please help me out.. thanks in advance
Hi Emily, This is SUCH a crucial foundation exercise. It’s where we begin with every dog we work with here at the shelter. IF you don’t get this, you’re not likely to get any of the other stuff you’d like. Keep up the great work! ~ Terri
thank you!!!
I love your vids!
I also note many games, sports, dancing are done with border collies. I’d like to see some trainers really making inroads with non-border dogs. Borders tend to be much easier to train–on the whole, right–?
Perfect!
Love what you got your little one to do by-way of backing up, sideways and circling. Can you click me to the link for those lessons?
next/last question: how long do you train for any given trick/command/behavior? How many do you teach at one time? Do you repeat during the day? If so how many times? do you wait until they’ve gottit before moving on to the next trick/command/behavior. Mine has real difficulty with distraciton. So this video is great
Love the default settle of all the other dogs! That is incredible. Most people can’t even get that behaviour with one dog let alone four in the same lounge with distractions.
Your videos are so helpful! We had a tiny run in with our obedience teacher tonight when he asked me why I didn’t give my pup the Stay command. I told him I was teaching him a sit means sit and a down means down. He wasn’t happy…oh well, I like your methods and am going to keep using them. I’ve had tremendous results in only a week!!
haha sweet, what breed is it?
Nice to see the gang!
thank you for the video, i noticed how your other dogs are so calm and don’t interrupt you while training another dog. how can you do that? my other dog always wants to join.