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Originally Posted by moondog  Yes. I've given her an opportunity to THINK. And for anyone who thinks that by doing this I've done nothing but teach her that barking at the window is a great thing to do because the game is on and there's a reward in it, it's becoming quite apparent to me that's not at all the case.......not ALL the time, but now, SOME of the time....she will look out the window and see a dog, pause a split second to make a decision, and then turn away from the window and CHARGE to me without a single bark at the dog. That is SUPER fantastic and boy does she get a SUPER reward when she does that.
Aversives are easy. Taking the time to teach a dog to make good choices is more difficult and yes, more time consuming........but there's no comparison in the rewards for me and my dog both. |
Bravo.
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must give a dog a choice. The dog learns to look to you for guidance, just as moondog stated. The dog learns respect for you as well. Tyranical authority really isn't the Do "this" behavior, I'm not pleased... do "that" behavior, and there's a paycheck in it for you. Simply telling a dog "no" gives the dog no guidance. Simply correcting a dog with no follow up and redirection gives the dog no confidence that it can do anything right.
You spelled that out rather nicely moondog.