| gracemichael: I'm just pointing out that thinking changes from time to time as new evidence is looked at, and that physical punishments, especially those based on "alpha" behaviours, are no longer considered by most to be the best way to train a dog, and they are unquestionably downright dangerous in many cases.
I'm not criticizing you, at one point this was the way many trainers thought, but these methods have been replaced for most trainers now with better ones, we know more about what works and what doesn't now, this sort of thing has only been studied in detail for a few years. I have no doubt that these methods have worked for you, but if other methods have been shown to be just as, or more, effective, and are less hazardous, I don't see that being flexible and moving with the times is in any way a bad thing. :) |