SMART TRAINER’S TOOL BOX ALWAYS TRY USING POSITIVE REINFORCEMENT FIRST IF THAT IS NOT WORKING, CHOOSE FROM THESE APPROPRIATE ALTERNATIVES REMOVE REWARD AND IGNORE UNDESIRED BEHAVIOR (negative punishment) SUBSTITUTE ANOTHER BEHAVIOR REMOVE THE CAUSE OF THE BEHAVIOR PUT THE BEHAVIOR ON CUE CHANGE THE ASSOCIATION WITH THE OBJECT FROM AN UNDESIRED BEHAVIOR TO A DESIRED BEHAVIOR ADD A QUICK HUMANE CORRECTION (positive punishment) |
Never use negative reinforcement to train a dog. It is counter productive when learning. Always Remember CORRECTION IS INFORMATION WHEN PROPERLY APPLIED. |