Ed Frawley Administrator Reg: 07-11-2001
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Today I posted a new article I wrote titled THE THEORY OF CORRECTIONS IN DOG TRAINING - http://leerburg.com/corrections.htm I have never seen a book or training article that covered corrections in this detail - which was the reason for writing it.
I believe that new trainers - and so called professionals alike are going to learn soemthing froim this article. I hope it makes things clearer for trainers. The article is long - almost 23 typed pages
Great article........I own hunting dogs and none of that stuff is gonna make my dogs the greatest hunting dogs in the world. However, understanding behavior and proper training methods definately makes my life easier around the house and when handling the dogs during a hunt. I definately learned some things and expanded my knowledge on others. Thanks.
Very well said Ed!!!! I love the fact that you provide sound solid understandable advice and can admit you have made mistakes in your own training yet have learned from them and have a better understanding of dogs as a result.
Can't wait till your DVD on aggressive dogs comes out.
I only wish I had found this site 3 years ago. Thank you Ed!
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Thank you Ed. I really wish I'd found this site sooner too. I had just brought home a 6 mth old shepherd from the pound, and she was wonderful, and horrible all at the same time. I can't tell you how many times I've been told that prong collars will ruin a dog, corrections will ruin a dog, etc. and I almost gave her away because I couldn't take her for walks by the time she was 8 months old, and she was a danger to our 3 cats.
Your theory of correction will be a help to people in my situation and their dogs. Pet dog trainers do not explain how to use corrections and agility trainers actively forbid it. I'm doing agility now, so I know.
I'll consider your article recommended reading.
Howard Knauf Webboard User Reg: 09-24-2003
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Ed,
Excellent article. My new handlers got a copy of it this evening during training. You could actually see their minds working as they read it. Very insightfull. You cant beat experience, eh? I am glad you shared this with us.
"This damage occurs right at the spot where the chain slips through the ring on the collar. The entire force of the correction is applied to this one spot where as with a prong collar the force of the correction is applied around the entire circumference of the dogs neck. This has been proven through autopsies done in Germany on dogs that were trained their entire life with choke collars Vs dogs trained with prong collar."
I'm curious if anyone has actually found a copy of this study or any evidence that it is more than urban legend: ie where were autopsies conducted, etc.
for the record I do use a prong in a moderate fashion, and don't use a choke at all.
Reading this article and others I see that so often dog training (as opposed to the prong collar safety issue) boils down to experience, insight, intuition and is non-quantifiable.
I look forward to any books that may be in the works.
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