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Training is the most important thing you can do for your puppy besides socialization.
The best method for training is positive reinforcement and preferably clicker training.
After coming across so many people who advocate TV dog trainers, I thought it
necessary to address this. What looks impressive on TV isn't actually good for your
dog, nor is it an effective way to train. I hope you will take the time to read the articles
on the links below to learn more about dog training.
There are a lot of misconceptions about dog training with all of the misinformation
flooding the media lately. There are harsh methods that are being used by "TV
trainers" that seem to appeal to the general public. Dog training has become very
confusing for the average dog owner. There are kind, gentle ways of training that most
experts in the field know to be effective. These methods are based on science, not on
TV promotion. TV trainers have set dog training back 30 years. Most of what is seen
on TV lately is a more dramatic version of what all trainers used to do before they
knew better. What appears to work, actually does not. Many of the dogs trained in this
manner are actually terrified. There is a big difference between a dog who loves to
learn and a dog who is terrified it may do the wrong thing.
The links below are articles to see what the real experts in this industry have to say.
There's a reason that these 'reality' shows carry a "DON'T TRY THIS AT HOME"
disclaimer across the bottom of the screen.
I encourage you to read the articles below and also to read up on dog training on our
recommended reading page. The trainers on the recommended reading page are the
most well respected trainers in the dog training community.
The best method for training is positive reinforcement and preferably clicker training.
After coming across so many people who advocate TV dog trainers, I thought it
necessary to address this. What looks impressive on TV isn't actually good for your
dog, nor is it an effective way to train. I hope you will take the time to read the articles
on the links below to learn more about dog training.
There are a lot of misconceptions about dog training with all of the misinformation
flooding the media lately. There are harsh methods that are being used by "TV
trainers" that seem to appeal to the general public. Dog training has become very
confusing for the average dog owner. There are kind, gentle ways of training that most
experts in the field know to be effective. These methods are based on science, not on
TV promotion. TV trainers have set dog training back 30 years. Most of what is seen
on TV lately is a more dramatic version of what all trainers used to do before they
knew better. What appears to work, actually does not. Many of the dogs trained in this
manner are actually terrified. There is a big difference between a dog who loves to
learn and a dog who is terrified it may do the wrong thing.
The links below are articles to see what the real experts in this industry have to say.
There's a reason that these 'reality' shows carry a "DON'T TRY THIS AT HOME"
disclaimer across the bottom of the screen.
I encourage you to read the articles below and also to read up on dog training on our
recommended reading page. The trainers on the recommended reading page are the
most well respected trainers in the dog training community.
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