For decades, I have been preaching against using quick fix methods for dog training. One of my earliest articles is “Dog Corrections You Shouldn't Use.” These are all examples of what I am referring to. You can find these in old books and in new social media posts. They never seem to go away, and new people have to learn the hard way again and again.
Every once in a while a new wave of dog training miracle workers come out, promising quick fixes, either instantaneous, or within a week or two. My article generally describes one or more of the methods they are going to use.
Proper training, and proper behavior modification, takes many repetitions over a reasonable amount of time for a dog to create a new memory. The brain “wires” new connections between neurons, and that growth takes time to gel. With normal learning and memory formation.
What I’m referring to are methods and techniques that use some kind of trauma to give the owner a picture of a fixed problem. What isn’t discussed are the side effects of such. Thus, I did a video on this topic today, to remind people that they should avoid anyone who would do these things to their dog.
Here’s that video:
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