"Positive does not mean permissive"
We all know there are different methods to training. Each dog/family has specific need(s). When searching for a dog trainer, you want to be sure you have found a trainer that practices and applies healthy, humane and effective training methods. The following is a passage from www.Positively.com that I thought others might find informative yet clarifying.
Discipline is an important part of the learning process, but the form of discipline used in positive training differs greatly from the types of discipline used in dominance training. Traditional trainers often argue that positive trainers do not believe in or effectively use appropriate discipline in training, but that is because the definitions of the word 'discipline' in the context of these two approaches are so wildly different from one another.
Of course effective discipline is an integral part of positive training, but discipline is used by positive trainers and owners to guide the dog into making the right choices and eventually thinking for himself. The concept of discipline in dominance and punishment-based training is used to suppress the dog's instincts and feelings through the use of force or fear – not to truly change the way the dog thinks and feels.
The Good: Humane Discipline in Positive Training:
*Using constructive discipline to guide the dog into making better choices *Not inflicting pain or instilling fear in the dog *Influencing an animal’s behavior without the use of force. *Constructive disciplinary techniques such as removal, time outs, taking something of value away, ignoring behavior and interrupting negative behavior with a vocal interrupter.
Victoria Stilwell
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