Thread: Advice for a novice and his friend

Originally Posted by Gibo

If you dont use positive reinforcement how does the dog know when it is doing what you want? I dont have a dog or train dogs so genuine question.

You might be misinterpreting "Positive Reinforcement"! All styles of training contain "Positive reinforcement" it is obvious to communicate with a dog that for it it to understand what was expected that when it did it, you acknowledge it.

That's not "Positive reinforcement Training". Positive Reinforcement training" is a stand alone methodology that ignores all bad behavior and only acknowledges the good. It's LaLa land stuff. It's like the IRD collecting tax by sending thank you letters to those who pay and ignoring those who don't. Dogs ain't real smart, but they ain't dumb.

You are 100% correct, you positively acknowledge good behavior, but that isn't, by definition, "Positive Reinforcement Training". Good question.