A great deal of people ask me about what type of pet dog fitness instructor to hire or which training technique is best.
It doesn’t matter.
Here’s what matters: You understand your pet dog much better than any individual else understands your dog.
There are a great deal of exceptional pet dog trainers, as well as they’re all going to have a somewhat different approach. Det här är ok.
You pick as well as select what will work for your own dog.
Two fitness instructors – two different methods
One of the fitness instructors at an obedience class we took is a scientist as well as complies with the current research study on training.
She utilizes 100 percent positive reinforcement. As in, she doesn’t even utilize the word “no.”
Science tells us dogs discover finest if we make training a fun game. We provide them fun benefits for doing what we want.
This is mainly a great thing.
However, my FIRECRACKER of a weimaraner gets so ecstatic over treats as well as praise that he can’t manage himself. often he fixates on the treats the method my lab goes nutty over a tennis ball.
He vibrates, grabs, jumps, wiggles as well as bites to get the treats. Did you catch that? He BITES to get the treats.
So what was this trainer’s advice?
Wear gloves, she said. Keep providing him treat-treat-treat-treat-treat for anything that resembles great behavior.
I refused to wear gloves, however I did comply with her recommendations as well as kept providing Remy treat after treat for a while, even as my other half complained that Remy kept biting his hand on walks (looking for treats).
And then a 2nd trainer spent 5 seconds with Remy as well as said:
Do not provide this pet dog treats. Take treats away for a while.
She clearly saw my pet dog as a menace, method as well excitable as well as even possessive. (All true.)
OK, so I had one fitness instructor saying, “Shower him with treats! positive reinforcement works best!” as well as one saying, “Remove all treats from this dog.”
So you understand what I did?
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I provide Remy treats rather often, however only for CALM, great behavior.
If he’s as well excited, I calmly guide him away from the source of enjoyment as well as reward him with praise or treats when he’s calm.
Bringing out any type of kind of calm habits in Remy is much a lot more crucial to me than sit or down or stay or not pulling.
So neither of the fitness instructors were wrong about my dog. They were both right in their own ways, however I understand Remy better than they understand him.
Trainer #1, the all-positive trainer, stated I’m doing an exceptional task managing Remy.
Trainer #2 told me I must be much a lot more firm with my voice.
So I took fitness instructor #2’s advice.
Weimaraners are difficult dogs. Remy’s drive as well as energy shock me every day.
Being a leader to my weimaraner is a requirement. I’m trying to be a lot more firm.
But when people email to ask what “type” of fitness instructor they must hire or what “type” of pet dog training is best, I can’t response that.
Instead, right here is my finest recommendations on pet dog training:
1. You understand your pet dog best. work with fitness instructors however pick as well as select what works for you.
2. Don’t presume the pet dog in front of you learns the exact same as any type of other dog.
3. Be available to different tools as well as concepts if they can assist you as well as your dog. who cares what other people think. Always keep learning.
4. For a lot of dogs, tons of exercise is your finest tool. as well as then a lot more exercise. always a lot more exercise than you believe is needed.
5. utilize treats to reward calm behavior, not to draw out excitement.
6. Stay calm yourself. No requirement to use a high-pitched voice, flailing arms, tons of toys and excitement. (Unless it benefits a incredibly low-key pet dog who needs the motivation!)
7. carefully guide or lure the pet dog to what you want. Be firm with your voice as well as consistent with your requests.
8. Forgive yourself when you make mistakes. Forgive your pet dog when he makes mistakes.
How would the rest of you explain your dog training ‘style’?
Do you likewise take bits of information right here as well as there from a range of trainers?
Let me understand in the comments!