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@imagebeastmarkbeast Holistic is a nice term. I will definitely consider that

@orlando_wcbc And in my comment I said “they don’t (always) have to be aversive”. Didn’t say that they weren’t completely so why are we still going on about this lol

@orlando_wcbc I’m not apposed to aversives though and I do use Ecollars and prongs lmao, I’m just saying in this case it is not an aversive tool to my dog. Either way that’s not my point when it comes to talking about what would be an appropriate thing to call my methodology, I am referring to...

@ocdgal46 But if my dog, the dog I own and know very well doesn’t find it aversive then??? It’s a weird situation but not a painful one. Same if I tap on her shoulder, literally a “hey I’m giving you a reward if you check in”

@ocdgal46 Highly disagree with the tools, they don’t always have to be aversive, especially the E-collar. It has been conditioned to a positive check in, I mean come on. Level 4 out of 100? Not using it on 40 as a correction

@legitjpw Thank you, this is exactly how I feel

@aveotheotokos So I started my career at an incredibly toxic r+ facility, (was told that even though my dog found halters adverse, it was ok to use it because it’s not an “adverse tool”, even though it completely shut her down), they also loved the term “self soothing” when they had 40 dogs in...

@aveotheotokos I’ve always appreciated his terms of what he does. I do really like what you said at the end there as well. I honestly leave it up to my clients if they want to do strictly R+ or more open training. I started my career as a strictly R+ but switched about a year ago

@eve_marie Exactly this. I’m almost tempted to do double sided business cards with the other side being a brief stand on my methodology

@aveotheotokos Absolutely

@17xande I did by best to speak that he does not represent what I do and what many others do but they had no interest anymore unfortunately. It’s a shame what media has done with dog training sometimes…

As a trainer I try my best to avoid things that my dog and my clients dogs find highly averse, my dog works amazing on her E-collar and prong, but acts like she’s going to die if she’s wearing a gentle leader lol. Do what works for your dog! Anyways… I hate calling myself a balanced trainer...