| judy... I agree "fun training" does not mean "no corrections". However, I think especially for novice handlers (definitely including myself) it can be hard to determine "when it is called for" as you say in your post. In this guy's specific situation what would you think *should* be cause for correction?
Do you specifically disagree with my saying Leon should take "a week" off from corrections? I'm thinking the pup is displaying some avoidance behaviors (walking away)-- and maybe needs time to ensure confidence and basics are there-- before moving to the correction phase? Do you disagree with this? (It also seems like the pup needs to go back and learn to do the behavior without a lure.... which also indicates he might not actually "get" what is going on... another reason why I would do a bit of "positive only" training.)
I'm just curious-- because that is how I would proceed if it was my own pup. Especially if I realized I'd been overcorrecting like Leon had been..... And I am interested in another point of view....
-chloe
-chloe  |