[nagdu] control was Dog problems

[sheila]

you are right. I don't always think about it that way but I like to give
tres as much freedom as posible. I know from experience that being 
micromanaged i;sn't fun so why would my dog like it. I try to make my 
home safe so that the freedom is okay.
On 12/18/2013 9:40 AM, Julie J. wrote:
> This thread has me thinking about how I interact with my dogs.  
> Specifically I am pondering the commonly used  term "control".  Often 
> we are advised to control our dogs or keep them under control.  Maybe 
> I think too much, which long time listers will be nodding their heads 
> about right now, still I can't help myself.
>
> What do we really mean by control?  It seems to me that there is a 
> strong sense of superiority, a feeling that we need to dominant 
> another being.  Is that what we really want?
>
> This morning I'm thinking I'd rather encourage my dogs to have self 
> control. then they can go about their business unsupervised because I 
> trust them.   I don't want to micromanage their lives, any more than I 
> want someone breathing down my neck every minute.
>
> I see control as an imposition of my will.  I don't want to do that.   
> I want my dogs to have as much freedom as is possible, while still 
> living in harmony in my house.  It's the same for everyone that lives 
> here, and to a lesser degree those who come to visit.  I want them to 
> choose to do the right thing, because it is what they want, not 
> because I said so.
>
> Perhaps this is the fundamental difference between punishment based 
> training and clicker training?  I don't know.
>
> Julie
>
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