tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684843.post887233484523971119..comments2024-03-26T22:16:26.572-04:00Comments on Terrierman's Daily Dose: It's a Cult, and You've Been BrainwashedPBurnshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05781540805883519064noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684843.post-91950673487954033662014-06-18T06:49:18.634-04:002014-06-18T06:49:18.634-04:00Problem comes when people HAVE been lied to and th...Problem comes when people HAVE been lied to and they need to know that.<br /><br />Presenting a motivational and well-timed aversive for the right misbehaviors will not damage your dog. In fact, you may notice more attention given to YOU once an aversive is presented--allowing you to reinforce for APPROPRIATE behavior.<br /><br />Training collars do not contribute to aggression or "make it worse," and the insistence that the dog "will eventually get used to" that headcollar may not happen for a long time, if ever--even with "desensitization & counterconditioning." You REALLY want to spend weeks/months/years on teaching a dog to accept basic EQUIPMENT?<br /><br />Prozac, trazadone, Paxil and other behavior drugs are usually not necessary in a results-based training program. The drugs do not "relax the dog and help with training" like your vet/beehaivorista told you. The training helps relax the dog and teach it how to make appropriate choices and control.<br /><br />A trained dog's spirit is not "broken." It is calm, controlled and focused. A dog that displays constant attention-seeking or appeasing behavior and is generally out-of-control is NOT "happy"; it is stressed, frustrated, anxious and dying for some direction and self-control in life.<br /><br />Just to name some examples.Viateciohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08523551407472141202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684843.post-65816762572013559562013-03-27T20:36:51.474-04:002013-03-27T20:36:51.474-04:00I am so happy to hear this! I'm training a you...I am so happy to hear this! I'm training a young dog for the first time in many, many years.<br />First thing I was told was everything I had ever done was wrong (learned from my Dad).<br />Except I have always had well mannered, happy dogs who knew their jobs and did them well.<br />I didn't have to walk with treats or talk in a squeaky voice either....mugwumphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00319060800328355056noreply@blogger.com