Dog Training Positive Vs Negative Reinforcement The Facts!
Dog Training Positive Vs Negative Reinforcement The Facts!
Apr 20, 2020
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Negative punishment is widely misunderstood in the dog training space. It is often misrepresented as being harsh, unfair or emotionally damaging. In reality, negative punishment is neither force nor intimidation and when applied correctly, it is an exceptionally powerful and clean way to create clarity for the dog. Negative punishment simply means removing access to something the dog wants in order to reduce an unwanted behavior. Nothing is added to the dog. Nothing is “done to” the dog. The con
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Negative punishment is widely misunderstood in the dog training space. It is often misrepresented as being harsh, unfair or emotionally damaging. In reality, negative punishment is neither force nor intimidation and when applied correctly, it is an exceptionally powerful and clean way to create clarity for the dog. Negative punishment simply means removing access to something the dog wants in order to reduce an unwanted behavior. Nothing is added to the dog. Nothing is “done to” the dog. The con
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In training, negative punishment simply means removing something the dog wants in order to decrease an unwanted behavior. No fear, no intimidation—just removing access to a reward so the dog can settle and make a better choice. In the video, you see five dogs getting a little too rambunctious during play. Instead of letting the excitement escalate into chaos, we use a command they already know—“down”—and temporarily remove the opportunity to play. Here’s what’s happening: The reward they want =
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In training, negative punishment simply means removing something the dog wants in order to decrease an unwanted behavior. No fear, no intimidation—just removing access to a reward so the dog can settle and make a better choice. In the video, you see five dogs getting a little too rambunctious during play. Instead of letting the excitement escalate into chaos, we use a command they already know—“down”—and temporarily remove the opportunity to play. Here’s what’s happening: The reward they want =
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Dismantling The Negative Association Myth… Whether trainer or owner we’ve all likely heard some form of this fear-based message. Most accept it as true without any deeper exploration simply because it sounds logical upon superficial examination… but once explored more deeply, we find it’s the furthest thing from true. In this clip a recent shadow student asked how they might respond to a client concerned about correcting their dog around a trigger. Here’s a small piece of the conversation. I use
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Dismantling The Negative Association Myth… Whether trainer or owner we’ve all likely heard some form of this fear-based message. Most accept it as true without any deeper exploration simply because it sounds logical upon superficial examination… but once explored more deeply, we find it’s the furthest thing from true. In this clip a recent shadow student asked how they might respond to a client concerned about correcting their dog around a trigger. Here’s a small piece of the conversation. I use
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“But you’ll create a negative association!” This is one of the PP/FF folk’s favorite fear-generating go-to’s. The hope is that you, being a kind and caring owner, will be terrified of making things worse with your dog, and thus will choose not to correct them for unwanted behavior. Of course they also hope to recruit you to their “side” of the dog training world. A world where positive, observable, repeatable results are called “lazy”, “quick-fix”, and “dangerous”. A world which prioritizes delu
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“But you’ll create a negative association!” This is one of the PP/FF folk’s favorite fear-generating go-to’s. The hope is that you, being a kind and caring owner, will be terrified of making things worse with your dog, and thus will choose not to correct them for unwanted behavior. Of course they also hope to recruit you to their “side” of the dog training world. A world where positive, observable, repeatable results are called “lazy”, “quick-fix”, and “dangerous”. A world which prioritizes delu
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Instead of just repeating what the academic bodies say, can you explain what the real effects of aversive versus reinforcement-based training are? Sure! An example of a real way dogs can experience negative side effects or fallout when we use physically aversive training methods, like punishing our dogs with a leash pop or a choke, prong or electric collar. There is a scientific consensus that aversive corrections like these are NEVER NECESSARY IN ANY CASE in dog training, and because of the sig
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The best way to train your reactive dog is not to distract them, not to assert dominance, and definitely not punishing, correcting, or shouting at your dog. Reactive dog training methods based on distraction and redirection fail. Here’s why: Imagine luring your dog away with a cookie every time a person or dog comes too close… It’s not sustainable. Do you really want to distract your dog every single time you come across another person or dog? It won’t work every time. One day, you come across a
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The best way to train your reactive dog is not to distract them, not to assert dominance, and definitely not punishing, correcting, or shouting at your dog. Reactive dog training methods based on distraction and redirection fail. Here’s why: Imagine luring your dog away with a cookie every time a person or dog comes too close… It’s not sustainable. Do you really want to distract your dog every single time you come across another person or dog? It won’t work every time. One day, you come across a
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The best way to train your reactive dog is not to distract them, not to assert dominance, and definitely not punishing, correcting, or shouting at your dog. Reactive dog training methods based on distraction and redirection fail. Here’s why: Imagine luring your dog away with a cookie every time a person or dog comes too close… It’s not sustainable. Do you really want to distract your dog every single time you come across another person or dog? It won’t work every time. One day, you come across a
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The best way to train your reactive dog is not to distract them, not to assert dominance, and definitely not punishing, correcting, or shouting at your dog. Reactive dog training methods based on distraction and redirection fail. Here’s why: Imagine luring your dog away with a cookie every time a person or dog comes too close… It’s not sustainable. Do you really want to distract your dog every single time you come across another person or dog? It won’t work every time. One day, you come across a
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The best way to train your reactive dog is not to distract them, not to assert dominance, and definitely not punishing, correcting, or shouting at your dog. Reactive dog training methods based on distraction and redirection fail. Here’s why: Imagine luring your dog away with a cookie every time a person or dog comes too close… It’s not sustainable. Do you really want to distract your dog every single time you come across another person or dog? It won’t work every time. One day, you come across a
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The best way to train your reactive dog is not to distract them, not to assert dominance, and definitely not punishing, correcting, or shouting at your dog. Reactive dog training methods based on distraction and redirection fail. Here’s why: Imagine luring your dog away with a cookie every time a person or dog comes too close… It’s not sustainable. Do you really want to distract your dog every single time you come across another person or dog? It won’t work every time. One day, you come across a
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The best way to train your reactive dog is not to distract them, not to assert dominance, and definitely not punishing, correcting, or shouting at your dog. Reactive dog training methods based on distraction and redirection fail. Here’s why: Imagine luring your dog away with a cookie every time a person or dog comes too close… It’s not sustainable. Do you really want to distract your dog every single time you come across another person or dog? It won’t work every time. One day, you come across a
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The best way to train your reactive dog is not to distract them, not to assert dominance, and definitely not punishing, correcting, or shouting at your dog. Reactive dog training methods based on distraction and redirection fail. Here’s why: Imagine luring your dog away with a cookie every time a person or dog comes too close… It’s not sustainable. Do you really want to distract your dog every single time you come across another person or dog? It won’t work every time. One day, you come across a
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The best way to train your reactive dog is not to distract them, not to assert dominance, and definitely not punishing, correcting, or shouting at your dog. Reactive dog training methods based on distraction and redirection fail. Here’s why: Imagine luring your dog away with a cookie every time a person or dog comes too close… It’s not sustainable. Do you really want to distract your dog every single time you come across another person or dog? It won’t work every time. One day, you come across a
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The best way to train your reactive dog is not to distract them, not to assert dominance, and definitely not punishing, correcting, or shouting at your dog. Reactive dog training methods based on distraction and redirection fail. Here’s why: Imagine luring your dog away with a cookie every time a person or dog comes too close… It’s not sustainable. Do you really want to distract your dog every single time you come across another person or dog? It won’t work every time. One day, you come across a
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The best way to train your reactive dog is not to distract them, not to assert dominance, and definitely not punishing, correcting, or shouting at your dog. Reactive dog training methods based on distraction and redirection fail. Here’s why: Imagine luring your dog away with a cookie every time a person or dog comes too close… It’s not sustainable. Do you really want to distract your dog every single time you come across another person or dog? It won’t work every time. One day, you come across a
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Negative reinforcement is so much more than just pressure. It’s rocket fuel when combined with other quadrants, inherent drive behavior and more. Any trainer that fails to use this quadrant will never be successful. #dogtrainer #dogtraining | Shield-K9 Dog Training
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Negative reinforcement is the most effective and clear way to create impulse control in dog training. Not only can you use it to speed up and sharpen behavior you can also use it to reinforce impulse control under high levels of arousal. #dogtrainer #dogtraining #dogsofinsta #dogstagram | Shield-K9 Dog Training
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Rule #1: Stop using treats to mitigate outbursts Most dogs will not be interested in eating once they have a reactive outburst. Offering them treats (or even forcing them to eat treats) in these situations actually will make them LESS likely to take food from you in other situations! We do NOT want them to think that we are annoying them with treats when they couldn’t care less. That’s how you turn treats into an aversive! Rule #2: Don’t make them “face their fears” Facing fears = freaking out =
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NEGATIVE PUNISHMENT 👉 Time outs One of the most poorly used quadrants in dog training. Negative punishment can only be effective if the dog actually values what is being withheld. Removing something the dog doesn’t care about isn’t training… it’s just removing something. For a time-out to matter, the dog must be losing access to something meaningful - interaction, play, movement, social engagement, or a valued resource. No value = no consequence. #dogtraining #rescuedog #sportsdog #workingdog
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