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Interesting

Jan Gordon

First, I must complement Grisha on her composure when comparing some of the more "Averse" types of training. I am not sure i could show such composure! I f...

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First, I must complement Grisha on her composure when comparing some of the more "Averse" types of training. I am not sure i could show such composure! I found it interesting as years ago I used some of these methods, never shock collars or prongs but choke collars. I liked that fact that some of the more popular averse trainers, like Cesar Milan are starting to look at and see that positive training and behavior modification are real and they work! Thanks for sharing this.

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Good overview of methods

Martha Meacham, Ph.D. CPDT-KA

I think this would have helped me study for the CPDT test years ago! I like the explanations of all of the choices out there... for humans and dogs.

I think this would have helped me study for the CPDT test years ago! I like the explanations of all of the choices out there... for humans and dogs.

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Difficult thematic but useful comparison

Christine Scharf

Thank you for having digged into these methods I saw at the beginning of my journey with my dogs. It's so painful to remember what canine education was and s...

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Thank you for having digged into these methods I saw at the beginning of my journey with my dogs. It's so painful to remember what canine education was and still is for some people. Happy to be part of a better plan now !

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A good overview of different methods in dog training

Steffi Krause

For a new dog parent it can be quite overwhelming to see all these different approches about dog training. This is a good overview and even though some years...

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For a new dog parent it can be quite overwhelming to see all these different approches about dog training. This is a good overview and even though some years old, some of the aversive methods still exists. It's good to get some convincing arguments while the empowering way is not only the more friendly, but also more successful one.

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Dog trainers are vastly different!

Like politics, child rearing, and everything else, people have strong opinions and very different approaches.

As professional dog trainers, we know that adult dogs do not come to us as clean slates. They have already gone through a variety of other training techniques at home and potentially other professional dog trainers.

It is helpful to know exactly how the other techniques are done so that we can help our clients decide what is best for their dogs.

This talk compares 7 different common methods for rehabilitating fear-based aggression from a humane training perspective, including force-free techniques and punishment methods from popular books and videos. References to YouTube clips of each method will be included to help visualize the differences.

This is an older presentation (2013), but I think the points in it are still important. If you’re a professional trainer, especially if you’re newer to the field, it’s important to get historical background. Fortunately, many techniques have evolved to become more empowering for the learner, but many haven’t. Less violence more control for the dogs is the way to go.

  • Includes dominance-based methods (Cesar Millan, Barkbusters, Leerburg, etc.) and techniques based on behavioral science.

  • Empowered versus traditional CC/DS, Control Unleashed, Constructional Aggression Treatment (CAT).

  • Best for professionals, though most of it should still be accessible to regular folks with dogs.

  • Related webinar: I highly recommend the new Why Animals Need Trainers Who Adhere to the Least Intrusive Principle with Susan Friedman, Ph.D.

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What's included in this course?

Practical, quick videos on all of the topics listed below.

  • 1

    Welcome to A Critical Look at 7 Training Methods for Fear in Dogs!

    • Welcome! School Overview

    • How to View this webinar

    • Watch the Webinar Recording (52 minutes)

    • Slide Notes - For Your Personal Use Only

    • What's Next?

Instructor

Dog Trainer, Author, Singer-Songwriter

Grisha Stewart MA, CPDT-KA, KPACTP

I'm a collaborative dog trainer, author, international presenter, singer-songwriter, and keynote speaker of European ancestry (best guess based on DNA and some genealogy is Scotland, "England & Northwestern Europe," Wales, "Germanic Europe," Ireland, and Norway). I've been helping people and dogs professionally since 2003. My passion projects are grief tending, community singing, and woodturning.

I'm fascinated by animal behavior (including humans), somatic awareness, spirituality, psychology. My work is directed at wholehearted living for all beings, including dogs with a history of aggression, frustration, or fear as well as puppies and my other favorite species: humans.

My Behavior Adjustment Training (BAT 2.0 book and BAT 3.0) is used worldwide to help dogs gain confidence and social skills. Well over 200,000 people have learned about BAT so far.

Diane Redding and I co-host a podcast called The Lesson is Love.

As an outgoing introvert, I refresh my batteries by singing, expressing grief in community, and savoring life with my husband (Tom), Labrador (Joey), cat (Garbanzo aka "Adventure Kitty" and "Baby Panther"), and Little Brown Dog (Zuki). I identify as a queer (pansexual), neurodiverse, middle age, white, raised in poverty and now of middle class, and US citizen, spiritual non-Christian leaning toward neo-Druid (but raised in Christian culture). My pronouns are she/her. I am still wrestling with living on the stolen river watershed of the Siuslaw people, who are part of the CTCLUSI.

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