I was watching today and came in late but from what I could gather this dog was very fearful of strangers and yelling. So to fix this the trainer(?) had strangers jump out at the dog and yell bad dog then throw a treat at the dog so the dog would be happy when it heard yelling. Would this hinder obedience training later hearing bad dog as a positive?
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Right...the best way to make a fearful dog less fearful is to scare it and throw things at it. I dunno...I'm certainly not an expert...but it sure sounds like an incredibly stupid-ass way to "train".
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I saw this episode - their "behaviorist/trainer" as in charge of this whole deal.
The thing is.. the dog really was not very fearful. At all. The dog was unsure but not truly fearful. A dog that is actually afraid would not care about treats and likely would not even notice a treat had been thrown at it, all it would see is a person jumping out yelling and making a fast hand gesture. A very bad thing if a dog is a fear biter.
Also, they used the same two people .. people the dog was already used to. No effect. They do a lot of things on that show that make me shake my head and say "poor dogs" but at the same time the officers do a wonderful job saving them and they are well cared for.
Isn't Animal Precinct about animal control officers rescuing abused/neglected animals?
And yes, I too think that whoever came up with that "technique" is a total moron.
Yes they go through the animals rescue, treatment and rehab and hopefull placement.
I agree and give them credit for helping these animals but it seems like they are trying to rush them through their adoption test and get them placed. Makes me wonder if that's one of the reasons rescue dogs have a hard adjustment time.
I have also seen her wave a doll on a stick to see if it was afraid of children.
Loki adores children, truly thinks they are gods gift to dogs. Levi also loved children, with a capital L and wanted nothing more to just be with them while they played.
But if I was to wave a large child sized doll on a stick in their faces and make weird noises it would totally freak them out.
If someone unexpextedly shoved a giant doll on a stick at me I would likely not react well either.
If I was to jump out at Loki and yell he would totally shut down, I have seen my son pop out of a corner and yell at the same time Loki was coming down the hallway, poor dog hit the ground like WTF!!
He is sensitive but in no way fearful of people or strangers.
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