[nagdu] Regarding Recent Messages

[Larry D Keeler]

The corrections whether they are given harshly or not or how they're 
delivered are only tools to enforce the behavior desired. Like any other 
tool, they can be over or under used. It helps to have a whole bag of tools 
when dealing with dogs and use them when they produce the best results. 
Holly has recieved some pretty harsh corrections for putting me in some 
unsafe conditions. However, mostly I don't have to correct her much. 
Sometimes a gentle reminder or a gesture or voice command works just as 
well.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Danielle Sykora via nagdu" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, January 09, 2015 12:38 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Regarding Recent Messages


>I don't think anyone is saying that it is harsh to use corrections in
> general, only that it is harsh to correct your dog for something they
> have not yet been taught was wrong or given an alternative behavior.
> Feel free to correct me if I am wrong.
>
> I use corrections as little as possible and prefer positive
> reinforcement for my animals; however, I do not think people who use
> correction want anything but the rest for their dogs.
>
> Danielle and Thai
>
>
> On 1/9/15, Debby Phillips via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> This is my last time to write on this, but I say again, leash
>> corrections do not equate to "yanking" our dogs.  I don't think
>> any of us who use leash corrections view that as our sole way of
>> interacting with our dogs.  If it were, I doubt that we would be
>> altogether successful as teams.  Just like children, dogs need
>> boundaries, and they need to know what those boundaries are.
>> Dogs are pack animals, they need to know where they stand in the
>> pack.  If my dog responds to verbal commands, then that is
>> awesome, and I'm happy, she's happy and we go on our way.  But if
>> she doesn't respond to verbal commands, then she needs to know
>> that I'm serious about what I've commanded.  We also have times
>> of fun and play, and times (because I have a fenced yard) that
>> she gets to run free with my retired guide.  Just because we
>> don't always use "positive" reenforcement doesn't mean that we
>> don't love and care for our dogs.  And to say that it's harsh to
>> use corrections is just plain wrong.  Now I'll go lurk under my
>> rock.    Debby and Neena
>>
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