V Wilson, I wasn't trying to start another debate on the downfalls of your methods, you have already researched this forum and know how the majority of us feel when it comes to these aversive methods, it would be like beating a dead horse. My point in posting here today was to show the original poster that there are many other methods and all of them should be researched well before bringing the dog to class.
Exactly!!! When I want to modify a behavior I approach the psychology of what causes the behaviors, why this causes the behaviors, when this causes the behaviors, how this behavior occurs, etc, which leads to being able to replace the unwanted behavior with a desirable behavior. I don't want to 'cure' my dog through fear. Pschology allows you to find the root of the problem and allow a sound and consistent alternate behavior to replace the old. Without considering the psychology behind the behavior you can infact cause more psychological damage. We just approach this in two different ways. Does my method take longer? Perhaps, but my method doesn't mask the original problem because of fear, it has actually been replaced.
Again, I ask why does modern day science not support your methods???
The "Positive only" methods are also based upon the psychology of the dog
Again, I ask why does modern day science not support your methods???