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black_cat
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You've known stuff about every animal I've ever seen you respond to a question about.....chickens, dogs, pigs, hermit crabs......magic!!Damn!! She's on to me ...
A lifetime of studying and working with beasties on both a personal and professional level. And I'm lucky enough to have had some great animal peeps in my family (sadly gone now), like the uncle who professionally trained K9 drug detection dogs and taught me how.
...and a little witchcraft
black_cat
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Is this for the same german shepherd that has the biting problem?
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chickentrains
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chickentrains
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first step : don't let dog bite you
second step : I'm tired of typing, let this person teach you
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chickentrains
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A piece on why I use the tools I do -
I use my devices as a way of communication, rather than a punishment.. I think of the prong collar the same as me telling him "hey buddy, end of the line" without me actually having to say it. When I don't have a tool on him he's unsure about weather or not hes right, since I'm usually guiding him along with little pops, and corrections so he is always led in the right direction.
I hear about letting dogs make the choice to be right, doh.. but they leave out the fact that I also don't let my dog be wrong. There is no room for confusion in our training. I have let my dog do whatever he wants, and THEN fix it, but it leads to confusion over what behavior is right. Not even allowing the wrong thing to happen, by simply avioding it, or giving a leash pop is the most effective way I've ever trained a dog.
There are several forms of "clear communication" that I use. Such as saying nuh ah when he does something I don't like, and in other forms of leash pressure. I've heard SO many positive only trainers tell me "if he needs a correction, he doesn't understand the command" .. that frusterates me SO much because yes, he knows the command.. he chose to ignore it? you know dogs.. can do that.. right? As well as people telling my dog doesn't respect me, thats why he's pulling.. which leads to me shaking my head.. because we HAVE respect for eachother, but sometimes that dead bird is much more interesting than my command to leave it.. no matter how much respect, and how well trained he is, dogs blow us off sometimes. Even the most well trained dog, will probably break a stay if a wild animal came and ran in front of the dog.
using adversive techniques is a way to teach your dog exactly what is meant to be done. They elimenate the element of confusion in dog training.
Instead of ignoring the bad behavior, and rewarding the good, you correct the bad behavior and reward the good.
I use my devices as a way of communication, rather than a punishment.. I think of the prong collar the same as me telling him "hey buddy, end of the line" without me actually having to say it. When I don't have a tool on him he's unsure about weather or not hes right, since I'm usually guiding him along with little pops, and corrections so he is always led in the right direction.
I hear about letting dogs make the choice to be right, doh.. but they leave out the fact that I also don't let my dog be wrong. There is no room for confusion in our training. I have let my dog do whatever he wants, and THEN fix it, but it leads to confusion over what behavior is right. Not even allowing the wrong thing to happen, by simply avioding it, or giving a leash pop is the most effective way I've ever trained a dog.
There are several forms of "clear communication" that I use. Such as saying nuh ah when he does something I don't like, and in other forms of leash pressure. I've heard SO many positive only trainers tell me "if he needs a correction, he doesn't understand the command" .. that frusterates me SO much because yes, he knows the command.. he chose to ignore it? you know dogs.. can do that.. right? As well as people telling my dog doesn't respect me, thats why he's pulling.. which leads to me shaking my head.. because we HAVE respect for eachother, but sometimes that dead bird is much more interesting than my command to leave it.. no matter how much respect, and how well trained he is, dogs blow us off sometimes. Even the most well trained dog, will probably break a stay if a wild animal came and ran in front of the dog.
using adversive techniques is a way to teach your dog exactly what is meant to be done. They elimenate the element of confusion in dog training.
Instead of ignoring the bad behavior, and rewarding the good, you correct the bad behavior and reward the good.
Right now I have 3. Sunni, a GSD, Chex, an Aussie/chow cross and Marcella, a Standard poodle
Chex worries the camera will steal his soul
And yes, I have used e-collars. I tell people to think of them like a hand's free leash. The right one depends on your situation. My current one is a no-name, made in china thing, bought cheap online. But it works and I wont cry when it inevitably gets lost.
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chickentrains
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poodles are my favorite breed! what is a Marcella?
Marcella is a name from Game of Thrones. My daughter (who is 20, I didn't let a little kid watch GoT) liked the name and named her cute blonde (apricot) poodle after the cute blonde kid.
black_cat
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"sorry, chickens are a little distracting'' can relate tbh
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