Daiger Dog Training

Not a meme .. just something we need to remember .. :)

Fact: All dog behavior is driven by (1) the desire to get something they want, or (2) avoid something they don't want. An E-collar works by producing a shock t...he dog works to avoid. In order for a shock collar to change behavior without being something a dog wants or avoids, it would have to be magic. Riddikulus! The American Veterinary Society of Animal Behavior does not support the use of punishment (including E-collars) for basic training or early intervention. Find the AVSAB position statement on punishment here: https://avsab.org//Punishment-Position-Statement_bleeds-10

Another reminder of things we so often forget

Violence isn't the answer ..unless the victim doesn't speak up of course. And when he does, we make him shut up with even more violence. And this is what kids ...are taught. Not cool. We're all horse lovers until we become equestrians: Kids are desensitized to using force and punishment on animals, and slowly learn to mute that little voice that tells them it isn't okay. After that has happened and the kid has grown up, it is pretty much too late because by now.. that person gets reinforced every time a horse responds to aversive pressure. If others try to make this person listen to that little voice again, she starts kicking and screaming due to that oh so powerful cognitive dissonance. And because deep down, she knows she's wrong. https://hippologic.wordpress.com//it-starts-with-a-helmet/ GERMAN (Thanks to Sylvia Czarnecki) Gewalt ist keine Lösung Solange das Opfer nicht spricht. Und wenn es das doch tut, bringen wir es mit noch mehr Gewalt zum Schweigen. Und das ist es, was Kinder lernen. Nicht cool. Wir alle lieben Pferde, bis wir Reiter werden. Unsere Kinder stumpfen ab, weil sie dazu gebracht werden, Pferde mit Zwang und Strafe zu erziehen. Und langsam lernen sie dabei, die leise Stimme zu vergessen, die ihnen sagt, dass dies nicht okay ist. Und Kinder werden älter und das lernen ist nachhaltig, denn jedesmal mal, wenn ein Pferd auf den Druck reagiert, wird das Kind darin bestärkt, dass es ganz normal ist, so zu trainieren. Und wenn andere Sie dazu bringen wollen, dieser leisen Stimme wieder zuzuhören, wehren Sie sich mit Händen und Füssen dagegen diesen Zwiespalt zu erkennen. Dabei wissen tief im inneren, dass es nicht richtig ist.

OH YES! Don't we all need more moments when we step out of our "training for behavior" boxes and really BE with our dogs and simply just RELATE with them?

OH YES! Don't we all need more moments when we step out of our "behavior" boxes and just really RELATE with our dogs?

Any disagreements with this?

As you walk down life’s path with your dog, please, please remember that dogs have their own unique needs & desires too...

If only everyone knew this intuitively...

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