People often support aversive training with the fact that mama dogs correct their pups all the time, and a leash pop, e-collar zap, prong collar poke, etc., all mimic the mom’s snap to their pup’s neck. Or the fact that dogs sometimes use intimidation, fear, and aggression to communicate with another dog. If the mama dogs teaches their pup that way, or dogs teach each other that way, it is only natural that we should teach the pup the same way. I have heard the same argument

The concept I repeat again and again as a trainer: Focus on clarifying what the animal SHOULD DO, vs. focusing on correcting/fixing what NOT TO DO. If they are displaying “unwanted behavior” they need more help and support figuring out what they should be doing instead. Simply telling them NO or STOP THAT, or giving a physical correction, doesn’t help them learn what they should actually be doing, and it often just creates tension and confusion in the animal/human partnership

Baby Pippa Why did I become a dog trainer? Because the training information most available to me as a young dog owner did not work for my dogs, and actually damaged our progress and relationship. I had to really dive deep to find the right approach with my dogs, and weed out lots of misinformation. I want to be a part of changing this trend moving forward, and really give dog owners a chance to get it right! To be clear, when I say the training information most available to m