The use of aversive dog training methods is associated with risks to animal welfare, yet most dog owners continue to use positive punishment and negative reinforcement at least some of the time. This paper reviews the barriers to the adoption of humane dog training methods by the general public...
Aversive-based (discipline) training is when you use positive punishment and negative reinforcement techniques with your dog. Reward-based methods use rewards only for the behaviors that you want your dog to follow. Aversive-based training uses techniques like loud, unpleasant noises, physical correcti...
“Negative punishment” means that when the dog does something we don’t like, we take away something the dog does like.Time-outsare negative punishments often used with puppies who nip and chew on us during play. When the teeth touch skin, we take away playtime for a few moments. As ...
Negative Punishment (-P) As with negative reinforcement, the word negative means the removal of something. In the case of punishment, it’s the removal of a good thing. If a dog jumps on the owner and the owner steps back, removing himself and his attention, the dog will associate the ...
Negative Punishment refers to the removal of a reinforcer (a desirable stimulus or opportunity) in response to an unwanted behavior, in order to decrease the probability of that behavior occurring again. Putting a misbehaving child in “time out” is one example of negative punishment. The parent...
The term “shock collars” for some, has a negative connotation. Many people incorrectly assume that shock collars cause physical harm or lasting damage to a dog as a form of punishment. This couldn’t be farther from the truth. Electric Collars are designed to get your dog’s attention, ...
After some repetition, some dogs guarding behavior might become more extreme when the cue “Off” is used, because it predicts Negative Punishment or in other words what they really want taken from them. Some dogs also will start to refuse getting off the furniture, because listening to you ...
What is positive punishment in dog training? You’ll have noticed I said positive punishment instead of just punishment. In everyday language, we often say punishment when what we technically mean is positive punishment. We can also have negative punishment, but that will be the topic of anothe...
In aversive dog training, We discourage undesired behaviors by applying an aversive or unpleasant stimulus (positive punishment), and We encourage desired behaviors by stopping the aversive stimulus (negative reinforcement). Different aversive methods may place more or less stress on our dog. In gene...
As we would not consider any negative re-enforcement training, we looked at Top Dog as a last resort before potentially trying to re-home her. After a few days working with Jay she seemed to really turn the corner and after the two-week board and train program, literally returned home a...