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Are You Just Superimposing Additional Layers on A Behavior?

by Niki Tudge | Feb 21, 2015 | Dog Training Professionals

by Niki Tudge Even if you are willfully ignorant regarding the ethical dilemmas of using punishment or aversive control in pet dog training then consider just the efficiency and effectiveness of what you are doing! When we punish dogs for unwanted behaviors this does...

Spare The Rod And Train The Dog, Punishment and Its Fallout

by DogSmith | Oct 22, 2012 | Blogs To Help You Train Your Dog

Written By Niki Tudge   Have you ever asked yourself “why do we do what we do?”  All animals, including humans, demonstrate certain behaviors because they are reinforced in some way.  In many cases this characteristic is essential to our survival and helps us...

What is Punishment in Dog Training

by DogSmith | Oct 1, 2011 | Blogs To Help You Train Your Dog, Dog Training Professionals

What Is Punishment? When we are talking about punishment with regard to our dogs, punishment is anything that is intended to reduce an undesirable behavior.  Shouting, hitting or withholding a toy or affection can all be considered punishment. It is very important to...

Why Is Punishment So Hard To Get Right In Dog Training?

by DogSmith | Mar 15, 2011 | Blogs To Help You Train Your Dog, Dog Training Professionals

First off, The DogSmith does not advocate punishment, not when there are so many other more pleasant ways to decrease the intensity, duration or frequency of a problematic behavior. In the scientific world a 'punisher' has to be an event that decreases the strength or...

Can You “Train Out” Fear or Anxiety Related Dog Behaviors?

by DogSmith | Feb 14, 2011 | Blogs To Help You Train Your Dog, Dog Training Professionals

Most canine behavior problems are a result of fear or anxiety, meaning that the behaviors you actually observe your dog doing are elicited by fear or anxiety. You cannot resolve these problems by using punishment and you cannot ‘train them out’. Let’s look at an...
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