CARROT OR STICK? DOG TRAINING STUDY REPORTS FINDINGS ON STRESS …

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Written By Anise Macaulay Orr

A study reported by The Telegraph finds that some dog training methods may cause stress to animals.  Click on Dog stress and training methods

My view?

Dog ownership is less about winning control than about winning respect. Control is a useful by product of respect but isn’t the whole picture. And the way to respect? The Three C’s: Consistency, Calm, Confidence.

Easier said than done, I know, and I’m as guilty as the next person of losing at least one of the three every now and again. But next time you meet a well-behaved dog (or indeed when you look at your own!), check out his/her owner – I bet their doggy ethos is more about Consistency, Calm and Confidence than it is about either a pocketful of treats or a sharply tugged choke chain…

Thoughts?

Anise Macaulay Orr
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