I really wish people would stop with the logical fallacies (i.e. name calling). This is how the world works: A person makes a claim (publishes...
Why do you want to propagate something which isn't supported by data? Perhaps this is a pet peeve of mine, but internet rumours just being...
This has zero to do with pride. It's about whether the word 'no' is a harmful to dogs, and if there is scientific evidence to support this statement.
If you don't want people to hit their dogs, I would suggest you instruct people not to hit their dogs. This 'no' stuff has nothing to do with...
I downloaded the book. Nothing in the book supports any of your statements. The author states that a dog can become desensitised to punishments,...
Because they, a priori, never made a conscious decision not to escalate. People can believe whatever, the question is, is the statement made...
Not sure what that means? If peer-reviewed scientific studies don't support your claims, then you can't state that they do. That is the real...
Saying 'no' to a dog has no connection with a choke chain. Physical aversives have been shown to have a negative effect both physically and...
Because there's so little high quality data in the dog world, you're often left with only anecdotal evidence. However, your example is confusing...
You're mincing words here. She could also have said "it generally is never the road to escalating aversizes". Why didn't she say that? She...
I've gone through all the peer-reviewed publications that I can find, including all those cited by Pippa and those articles cited in those papers....
Pippa usually tries to connect her statements with primary literature (scientific data) without over extrapolation. This can be tough, as their...
I think Pippa has the most comprehensive and useful writing on training a lab. With that said, I this article is not her best...its get pretty...
I'm no expert...but you have competing problems. Recall work on a long-line allows you to prevent the dog from chasing the deer and developing...
https://thelabradorforum.com/threads/attention-new-puppy-owners-let-your-puppy-off-the-lead.1333/ See above link. Puppies are pretty slow and...
If it helps: my lab can learn a new cue (like a whistle) after about 5 recalls. When she looks at you (as though she wants to visit you), say...
One of Pippa's posts stated that the only real solution for pulling is to teach your dog to heel. I wanted it not to be true, but a few months...
I don't recall in the house (or yard) to avoid ruining the recall...most recalls around the house are for nothing the dog likes! And its easy...
I think there are different skills. 1 is recall, 2 is training your dog to stay close when youre on a walk, and 3 is training your dog to stay...
I've retrained my lab on 'ruined' recall very quickly (7 year old son got hold of whistle and blew it till no one cared anymore). With that said,...
