| I don't know man. Compulsion is no doubt part of the equation but why training being geared towards competition make things a whole lot more compulsive?? If you have control of what's most reinforcing to the dog then you do not really need to apply much positive punishment. Now if your dog is interested in something that you cannot control in the environment then positive punishment is probably in order to refocus the dog on his task. It's almost that simple. :) |