MY BELIEFS & PHILOSOPHY ON CORRECT DOG TRAINING AND BEHAVIOUR MODIFICATION.

Totally Positive Reward Based Training V's Training using your dogs natural learning instincts.

Firstly, I want to state that I do believe "Totally Positive Reinforcement" training methods have their place, and I, depending on what I am trying to achieve with a certain dog, do use these methods on occassion. I however do not believe they work on all dogs for all situations. I have had too many dog owners come to me over the

I don't believe that time out actually works in correcting unwanted behaviour in a lot of cases, but yes agree if used correctly may help with some behaviour problems. Firstly a dogs focus is totally in the present. There is about a 1.5 second window for either rewarding a dog for correct behaviour, or correcting for unwanted behaviour.

Are dog parks good for your dog?

To answer this question we must  understand dogs natural instincts, and understand why at times taking your dog to a dog park could be just asking for trouble.

DOG's DON'T PUNISH!

How often do you punish your dog believing your dog understands why he/she was punished?

I NEVER use the word punishment with my clients. I never instruct my clients to punish their dog. I inform them to use a correction. In my opnion we should never punish unwanted behaviour, we correct it.

Punishment - Usually carried out with negative emotion

My view is that punishment is usually administered out of anger due to a loss of control. Punishment is usually administered after the fact, when the dog is less likely to understand the reasoning behind our negative behaviour toward it. For example, we come home and find the washing all over the back yard ripped to shreds. Our dog comes running up to us, happy we are home. We are angry, grab the dog and punish him in front of the ripped up washing. Not only is the dog put into a state of confusion, but in many cases fear. Due to our anger, we then prolong the punishment even after the dog has submitted to our aggressive energy. The dog has no out from our aggressive behaviour, as

This may suprise many, but I am not in favour of puppy pre-schools. Young pups in their natural environment do not socialise with pups/dogs outside their own pack. The number one priority for dog owners with a new puppy is proper socialisation, imprinting and training within their own pack/family. I have seen way to many dog problems develop due to attending puppy pre-schools at such a young age.