lead hard) when he pulls. The new model
is not only more pleasant but also more
logical. Now we think ‘why does our dog
pull?’. Well, he pulls to go forward faster.
That is the function of pulling behaviour
for your average Joe dog. So if we stop
when he pulls and teach him that the
lead being tight is the break pedal - then
the undesirable behaviour is no longer
functional.
The force-free movement in dog training
is a gentler approach, yes. We know
our dogs feel emotions and we want to
establish a good relationship with them.
We have learnt that the old fashioned
method is based on unsubstantiated
theory - and that a quest to be ‘dominant’
above humans is not only illogical in
evolutionary terms for dogs but also
serves no functional purpose for them.
The aversive methods (choke chains,
pinning dogs down, making loud noise
or spraying them with things) i ́ͥ