Positive Reinforcement Training ‘A Better Approach’

It’s best to have your dog trained using valued rewards for ‘correct’ behavior which will increase the desired response, versus punishment and corrections for not getting it right which causes stress and confusion.

All dog owners are dog lovers or they wouldn’t have a dog. But when they are out of control and unwanted behavior’s flare up, people are no longer enjoying their dog. They then reach out to dog trainers and for many - we are their last hope.

You can rest assured that Diana's Dog Training & Boarding trains and conditions behavior with positive reinforcement methods.

Most breeders release puppies to their new owners at 8 weeks old, some even as young as 5, 6, and 7 weeks of age.

As Certified Dog Trainers, we see numerous cases in young adolescents and adults with various behavioral issues, such as harmful play biting, dog to dog aggression, people aggression, fearful behavior, hyperactivity, and many displacement behaviors, all causing much grief and expense for their well-meaning owners.

Most of these issues could have been eliminated and prevented, had the breeder properly conditioned the pups before releasing them to their new owners, not allowing them to leave before 10 weeks of age.

Corrections and punishment do not permanently stop or change unwanted behaviors. You may subdue it for a while, as many dogs just shut down out of fear and associate the behavior with your presence, falsely leading many people to believe the correction ‘worked’.

When the owner is absent the dog will continue with the exact same behavior he was previously corrected for, as he gets relief from even more pent up stress caused from the corrections and he will continue his old habits as he hasn’t learned what to do instead.

If the owner continues to ‘correct’ over and over again, this will snowball into increased stress and frustration from the dog as he now learns to fear his owner, and he will continue with his bad habits as a way to help release his tension and thus creating a vicious cycle.

Please note: Aggression breeds Aggression! When you get rough with any dog, he will eventually get rough with you.