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Originally Posted by Calin  When and if I'm using aversive methods, I prefer my dog not to know the aversive is coming from me. Which is why I always try to spray her from behind (Or have my husband do it) so she can't see where the water came from. |
I'm not sure I understand why you would want your dog not to know the aversion was coming from you.
If I give my dog a command and he choses not to obey I don't want him under the impression that sometimes (and I mean sometimes because there is no way you can tell me your husband is there every time to spray her in the butt) when he doesn't listen there will be a correction and other times there will not be.
I administer every correction myself. I want my dog to know that I am his leader and more importantly that I am FAIR and CONSISTENT. That is what a leader is. By the time you aim and spray a trigger you've lost the timing of your correction.
Not that it matters to you, but if you read the information Moondog and Elizabeth have posted you will find that it is incredibly good advice. I have a great deal of respect for both of these women and believe me, they are educated when it comes to dogs.