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Wow--what a crock. I have been on this site a lot and have never read any threads advocating abusive training methods----have read many threads where abusive methods are criticized in no uncertain terms, however.
Following positive reinforcement suggestions, training advice on this forum, have a great puppy---my 11 month old Rottie Anna has nver shown food aggression, will give up anything on command, is friendly to one and all and has First place ribbon in KPT and basic obedience, and is continuing her training with Novice Obedience drop-ins and Basic Agility. Had I not been on this forum, doubt if I would have started puppy training with sit, hand feeding from day one, give/take it, etc. Also doubt if I would have considered on-going training!
I personally didn't use the "roll-over" Alpha thing mentioned in the Monks of New Skete training books, but I did roll Anna over on her back alot, touched her all over, massaged her from early puppyhood. Have made her wait at the door so much that she automatically waits for me to go first--even up the stairs. All this was accomplished with food treats at first, lots of praise and excitement when she did it. As I said, most of my techniques came from this forum. TWitEm  |