We need to be the guardian of our dogs’ by watching over, and protecting, not punishing and forcing. Depending on genetics and their past history, they can struggle with things in their life. We can make our dogs do things, in a way that suits us, or we can give them agency and honor their needs by giving them the proper coping skills to deal with situations they are uncomfortable with. We can also add in the use management to help them gain better skills to live in our world.
There is no longer a place for punishment in their world. This has been scientifically proven and I have practiced both methods (punishment and positive) over my many (50+) years of training. My results over the last 20 years with current training methods have shown to be extremely more successful and are relatively risk free. Please consider this when you pick training methods for your dogs. They are sentient beings with feelings and needs that we, as their guardians, must meet. Please stand up for them and stop the punishment methods being promoted by others!
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