Fear Based Training For Dogs

With an adult dog that you take on the rules are slightly different when it comes to dog obedience training initially you need to assess what, if any, dog obedience training he/she has received. You will almost certainly need to toilet train your adult dog. A lot of the adult dogs taken on are from rescue centres & therefore they may have been living on the streets as strays, they do not know what is expected of them at all. You require a huge amount of patience with these dogs & they need a gentle but firm approach.

Dog obedience training induced through fear is a bad training method but unfortunately one that is used all too often. The dog will do the command that you ask but is doing so because it's scared & does not wish to upset you. The dog learns that it receives a smack, or worse, if it does not complete the task set, therefore it appears to be obedient.

The dog obedience training that you complete with your dog should be of a non-coercive type, both you & your dog should receive enjoyment from the work that you do. A dog taught through a non-coercive method will be just as obedient as a dog taught through a fear-based method. What is the huge noticeable difference? The non-coercive method dog will be a happy dog; the commands will be done with a waggy tail!