Michael Ellis on Fearful Dogs and The Use of Aversives

In this video, Michael Ellis discussed why you must be cautious with the use of aversive and adverse experiences when working with a new puppy or fearful dog. No two dogs are exactly alike so it is important to be aware and sensitive to the dog and their reactions as to not cause the problem to get worse.

This clip is one of many that came from July 2019 Puppy Development Workshop. This course is available as an online self-study course.CLICK HERE to sign up!

When people have specific training questions we recommend that they go to our website and post those questions in the ASK CINDY on the front page of leerburg.com. Cindy has been training dogs since she was a teenager and has competed in several dog sports at a regional and national level. She was also a vet tech and owned a boarding/training and grooming business for many years as well as breeding working Dobermans and Belgian Malinois under the kennel name Kaiserhaus. Questions posted to ASK CINDY are answered almost every day. They are also recorded in our systems if a dog owner has additional questions Cindy will review the previous Q&As and this helps her give better feedback and assistance. Ask Cindy!