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Originally Posted by Calin  Your assumption that if someone does it differently, they automatically 'sacrifice' the relationship they have with their dog is what I have a problem with. The idea here seems to be that if you use a spray bottle, your dog absolutely, positively, without fail hate you. |
You are quite the Drama Queen.
What you are sacrificing, and what I SAID your are sacrificing, are many opportunities to help your dog develop. Never said your dog would hate you, just that you've missed opportunities.....and if you think that the use of a spray bottle as an aversive (do you deny it's an aversive?) is better for a puppy than teaching the puppy how they CAN use that energy in a way that furthers their learning, then there's nothing else to say, is there?
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Originally Posted by Calin Not once has anyone mentioned anything about checking to make sure their trainers have their CPDT, are members in good standing with APDT, or have any sort of degree or doctorate in zoology, animal behavior, etc. (By the way, the trainer I work with now has the CPDT, APDT AND the Doctorate. Not to mention 35 years experience.) |
You are way off topic here, so I believe you must have some sort of an agenda that you haven't shared with us. I can say that a degree in anything only impresses me as much as the person who has it, and the kind of person that is means more to me than any degree they may claim as their own. I can think of one CPDT trainer that I wouldn't send a pet rat to.