What To Do When Your Dog Doesn\u2019t Obey<\/strong>
\nLet\u2019s use a recall as an example. If you you ask your dog to come and he simply shrugs you off and continues doing his own thing, is it time to change stride and start correcting poor choices?<\/p>\nIt may seem that giving cookies for right responses and verbal or physical reprimands for wrong responses is a good idea. This is what many people call \u2018balanced training\u2019.<\/p>\n
But while it seems like good sense, there are very real and unwanted byproducts of using reprimands.<\/p>\n
Let\u2019s Make A Deal<\/strong>
\nIf you teach your dog with cookies, you\u2019ve established a pact with your dog: \u201cYou do what I ask and I\u2019ll give you something yummie.\u201d<\/p>\nIt\u2019s a good deal \u2026 your dog is happy, you\u2019re happy and everything goes well. And your\u00a0dog learns over time that every time you ask him to do something, it\u2019s a promise of good things to come. And that\u2019s good \u2026<\/p>\n
With positive training, your dog becomes very motivated\u00a0to comply with your wishes because every request is an opportunity to earn a reward. As you repeat this over time, your cues actually become rewards in themselves.<\/p>\n
Breaking The Deal<\/strong>
\nLet\u2019s say you call your dog and he doesn\u2019t come. So you go and get him and give him a little shake for being bad. Suddenly,\u00a0there\u2019s a shift in your dog\u2019s perception of the cues.<\/p>\nOnce he\u2019s corrected for a wrong response, your cues are now threats as well as promises.<\/p>\n
When this happens, your cues no longer serve as rewards \u2026 so your dog will have a lot less emotional attachment to them and a lot less motivation to comply.<\/p>\n
Cues As Rewards<\/strong>
\nIf you teach your dog that \u201ccome\u201d means an invitation to come and get some cookies and play some games, your dog would really look forward to hearing that word. He would also be motivated to actually come because he knows there\u2019s a chance that doing so\u00a0could earn him rewards.<\/p>\nBut once you say\u00a0\u201ccome\u201d and follow up with a correction, your dog will become suspicious of the cue. He\u2019ll no longer feel that happy anticipation when he hears the word, because it\u2019s no longer a good predictor of Good Things For Dog.<\/p>\n
The Results . . .<\/strong>
\nIf you punish your dog after a cue, even if he doesn\u2019t comply, you\u2019ll start to see slower responses, fear of responding, or calming signals such as sniffing the ground or looking away. Your dog will lose interest and motivation because he\u2019ll understandably want to avoid any chance of correction or punishment.<\/p>\nEven if you continue to reward right responses, you\u2019ll see this shift in motivation. This is because your requests are no longer safe for your dog.<\/p>\n
This is called poisoning the cue \u2026 your cues are now threats as well as promises.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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