Will Ignoring Behavior Make it Stop?

Dr. Suzanne — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 18:07:25 +0000

The focus on more “positive” training methods in the last few years or so has been a good change for both dogs and their owners. “Corrections” are much over-rated and can never teach what you want your dog to do.

However, the other side of the “positive” coin is that if one ignores unwanted behavior it will disappear. Is this true or not?

Find out the answer in this 9th behavior tip about how best to stop unwanted behavior.

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Punishment and Its Alternatives

Dr. Suzanne — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 22:22:14 +0000

When a pet is misbehaving the first thought most pet owners have is “how can I get him to stop” whatever the pet is doing they don’t like. A much more productive perspective is to consider how to elicit and reward behaviors they like.

Unfortunately, most pet owners have quite a cavalier, nonchalant attitude about using a variety of punishment based tools and methods including choke chains, pinch collars, “alpha rolls”, remote controlled electronic collars, and throw chains.

Dog Behavior » Punishment and “Discipline”

Will Ignoring Behavior Make it Stop?

Punishment and Its Alternatives