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@ocdgal46 honestly though, I think this is where a lot of confusion comes in. It would be nice to have a different word for different levels of aversive. Same thing about the association from the word "punishment." People immediately think "abuse" when in reality it's just enough pressure to...

@tubal My overall perspective is that placing training styles in "camps" is bad (hard not to do this, and I'm very guilty of this myself sometimes). If a method works for your dog and your dog is happy and healthy then nothing else matters. I'm pretty anti FF ideology (their overall perspective...

@ramfel When I first heard Tom and other trainers talking about this mentality from +R trainers I thought it must be hyperbole. But then I started to talk to them and to my horror I realized it's absolutely true. That's when I realized that Force Free is pretty much a cult at this point.

@aveotheotokos There was also another study that found a huge correlation between muzzles and aggression. Wow, can't imagine why there's a correlation there. The same survey study found the same correlation between aversives and rewards for aggression. Even on this review you linked there's a...

@aveotheotokos They're also like 90% survey studies. Yet the force free community acts like there's definitive proof and if you don't believe them you are a "science denier." I really want to just comment "CORRELATION DOES NOT EQUAL CAUSATION" on their posts over and over again but they would...

@jasdksdc This is great to hear and I'm glad more people are coming out with these positive stories to balance out the negative ones. If I didn't use an e-collar on my husky he would never be able to be off leash and he wouldn't have the fulfilling happy life he lives today (it's also saved his...

@legitjpw I watch American Standard's long for content. I don't use all of it and there's some stuff that would be a bit harsh for my dogs temperament, but overall he has really good training methods. Honestly, without his video on hind leg awareness training I wouldn't be anywhere close to a...

@lovejt209 I don't think having a podcast with the dog daddy implies that he agrees with his methods. There's nothing wrong with open discussions even if you disagree with the other side entirely. That's a lot of podcasts.

@family1stdad Damn, that's wicked smart Marty