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Dog trainig is not cruel today if taught by an informed and educated person willing to apply reasonable methods as to not harm the dog.
Dog training has evolved in many ways over the years.
Today we have positive reinforcement with ton`s of praise and treats given to our dogs for doing what we ask of it.
The exercises such as recall or a proper heel have been broken down to make the dog learn. Which by the way dogs are capable of along with thinking. When give a choice the dog will always work for a positive result.
Now I hate to admit this but being as old as I am, I have witnessed and participated in the evolution of dog training if you will.
Back in the 60`s and 70`s their was the old cling and jerk method where only verbal praise was given and dogs were treated more livestock or were bred for a particular purpose.
Their was no getting all excited or trying to find the right motivator to get your dog to do what you want happily, their was only the severe correction applied to either a choke or a martingale collar sometimes doing irreparable damage to the dogs character by forcing it to submit to commands instead of praising it for learning the command.
We have come a long way as a culture unfortunately we still have a long way to go.
I imagine that their are still folks out there that do not posses the tools to properly train a dog today and perhaps they would employ more old school methods and yes by todays standards it is seen as cruel.
I hope this helps with your project.
Good Luck and God Bless
Training dogs and teaching people to train their dogs for over 30 years.
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- I only think that dog training is cruel if you physically abuse or harm the animal to train it.
I grew up with my mom training our dogs using a choke collar for learning to walk on a leash, punishing the dog for peeing in the house, and lots of praise when the dog did well. Although I don't think it's necessarily cruel the way she trains, I'm learning that it doesn't work well for all dogs (I tried these methods when puppy-siting an older dog) and there are better more positive training methods, like Clicker Training. I plan on using clicker training for my dog when I finally get one of my own.A well trained dog is better for both the owner and the pet. Your dog will listen to you and get into less trouble.
It will also be less stressful to the dog when it goes to a Vet.
A well trained dog is more likely to sit there and stay relaxed while being examined or receiving a shot. Although the dog doesn't enjoy the visit to the Vet; it isn't a traumatic experience.
An untrained dog causes more stress for the dog; it most likely will need to restrained and if it struggles the assistant restraining the dog has to apply more force to keep the dog still enough to receive the shot. The dog won't be happy and the next visit will be just as unpleasant for the untrained dog.And as for the dogs that work or do tricks for a living, you tell me which dog is more happy; the dog sitting at home all day waiting for the owner to return OR the dog that it out with it's owner keeping busy and getting treats and praise for doing something it knows how to do?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RgYxkXmts…
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6e5cS0Cxj…And with positive reinforcement training, which is a popular method used by a lot of animal trainers, if and animal doesn't want to do the trick that is fine, but it doesn't get the reward either. Even well trained animals don't always feel like performing
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MulfGFInD…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vvILpsAu…Clicker Training (it is a form of positive reinforcement training)
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http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=kpct…http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWK_s-Y-8…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qu7F3rOYX…http://www.seaworld.org/animal-info/info…
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NfHCOUEKj… - Dog training is not cruel, if it is done humanely. If it were cruel, big companies that specialize in pets like petsmart and petco, would not offer puppy and dog training courses.
It also depends what type of training youre talking about. Of course training a dog, or any animal for that matter to fight is cruel and inhumane. But to train a dog/animal to be obedient without inflicting physical or mental/emotional harm, is just fine. - Depends on the training. Most dogs need and want mental stimulation. I practice positive reinforcement for good behavior, not the traditional ways, choke chains, etc. Dogs like to please, if they are stimulated by using their intelligence and rewarded by treats or praise, then this is NOT cruel. If they are forced to do something over and over by punishing them or causing pain, then yes this would be cruel.
- It depends, what type of training? Usually no, as long as you aren't physically harming them.
Training for tricks or herding wouldn't be cruel. It is similar to a child learning. Dogs enjoy keeping busy, they enjoy spending time with their people, and they take pride in what they do when their people praise them. =) - If you are training a dog in a proper maner it is not cruel by any means. Dogs live in a "Pack" if us as humans were to let them run free without any supervision there is one dog that would take charge. This is known as the Alfa Male. This is the dog that would take charge and keep all the other dogs in check. I know this is not training but, they would still have rules so to say and bounderies that are required to be followed. The will be put in check if they are broken. As humans we need to have our dogs trained. I have 28 pitbulls in my house and they are all trained and all know who the leader of the house is. If dogs are not trained properly we would have a huge problem. Dogs would rule people. Now this all depends on how you train your dog. Obvioulsly you can not use violence. This is reason dogs turn on people. Dog training is not only not cruel but necessary. We have to do it.It is a responsibility as a dog owner to train our dogs and keep our dogs happy, healthy, and balanced.
- Dog training is not cruel -- not training your dog IS cruel!!!
Dogs were bred for a purpose and a well adjusted dog needs a job to do. No one can do a job without some kind of training.
People do not think training is cruel, people think the methods used to train are cruel; i.e., prong or electronic collars vs. buckle collar,.
negative reinforcement vs. positive reinforcement. - There was this one time, I used peanut butter to.... wait, nevermind.
- no. Your making them smarter
- Dog training is really cruel, because dog's are meant to watch us but not being watched & being trained and we love them and care them so WHAT'S the use of having a dog if we want them to be as we like.It denies the freedom of the dog which can affect it and later us.
- I personally think that dog training is cruel because dogs aren't bred for entertainment. They're bred for being a friend; being there for their owner.
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