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Positive Dog Training Methods
Positive Dog Training or Positive Reinforcement Training is using a reinforcer to
train your dog. Your dog will receive a reinforcer when they do the behavior that you
want. First you need to find out what is reinforcing for your dog.
It can be a number of things such as praise, petting, time with you, a walk, a car ride,
to go outside, play, tugging, a ball, a toy, play with other dogs and of course food. As
a trainer we often use food because it is a convenient quick easy way to train and
something that we can have available at most times.
Some people say they don’t want to use positive reinforcement training because
they have to reinforce or reward their dog. They feel their dog should work for them
because they say so and are loyal to them.
Well dogs are very much like you and I and they need a reinforcer to work for us. Let
me ask you, how about if I was your boss and I didn’t want to reinforce or reward you.
I thought you should just come to work every day for the pleasure of seeing me and
working for me because I want it.
Now, honestly tell me how long you would work for me. What if I threaten to hit you
and intimidate you to work for me. Again, would you like to work for my company?
Well, I find it interesting that we expect our dogs to work for us under these conditions.
We need a reinforcer, a pay check, to work so why do we think our dogs are any
different.
Reinforcement is proven scientifically to increase or maintain a behavior. So this
means you work and continue to go to work for you paycheck. So your work behavior
is maintained or increased based on your reinforcer or reward (paycheck). This is why
we use money so often to reward people because it works.
This is the same principal in positive reinforcement dog training we use a
reinforcer to increase or maintain a dog’s behavior because it works beautifully and
easily. As I mentioned before there are many different things that can reinforce your
dog.
You will find that with positive dog training your dog will be eager to work for you,
your relationship with your dog will be stronger and you get the increase in behavior
that you want from your dog. All this can be done without ever using cruel harsh
training methods.
Positive reinforcement training is based on proven scientific methods and is the
most humane way to train your dog. These are the methods that I use at All Paws
Pet Training.
Positive Dog Training or Positive Reinforcement Training is using a reinforcer to
train your dog. Your dog will receive a reinforcer when they do the behavior that you
want. First you need to find out what is reinforcing for your dog.
It can be a number of things such as praise, petting, time with you, a walk, a car ride,
to go outside, play, tugging, a ball, a toy, play with other dogs and of course food. As
a trainer we often use food because it is a convenient quick easy way to train and
something that we can have available at most times.
Some people say they don’t want to use positive reinforcement training because
they have to reinforce or reward their dog. They feel their dog should work for them
because they say so and are loyal to them.
Well dogs are very much like you and I and they need a reinforcer to work for us. Let
me ask you, how about if I was your boss and I didn’t want to reinforce or reward you.
I thought you should just come to work every day for the pleasure of seeing me and
working for me because I want it.
Now, honestly tell me how long you would work for me. What if I threaten to hit you
and intimidate you to work for me. Again, would you like to work for my company?
Well, I find it interesting that we expect our dogs to work for us under these conditions.
We need a reinforcer, a pay check, to work so why do we think our dogs are any
different.
Reinforcement is proven scientifically to increase or maintain a behavior. So this
means you work and continue to go to work for you paycheck. So your work behavior
is maintained or increased based on your reinforcer or reward (paycheck). This is why
we use money so often to reward people because it works.
This is the same principal in positive reinforcement dog training we use a
reinforcer to increase or maintain a dog’s behavior because it works beautifully and
easily. As I mentioned before there are many different things that can reinforce your
dog.
You will find that with positive dog training your dog will be eager to work for you,
your relationship with your dog will be stronger and you get the increase in behavior
that you want from your dog. All this can be done without ever using cruel harsh
training methods.
Positive reinforcement training is based on proven scientific methods and is the
most humane way to train your dog. These are the methods that I use at All Paws
Pet Training.
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