That is Herzhund Charlee, I bred her and she or he is owned by a great buddy, Group K9Pro member Candace who additionally runs my workplace at K9Pro.
Charlee is 8 years previous now and she or he has her BH (x2) and likes to work. She is a retired lady now however comes out on particular events to flaunt her abilities.
I’ve been the one who has engaged her in chew work since she was younger, solely me.
She is aware of and remembers me for being that particular person in her life. The one to chew.
And when she will, she does chew with every little thing she has.
One thing that many individuals don’t get is that, that is her HIGHEST type of POSITIVE REINFORCEMENT.
Charlee LOVES chew work.
She has excessive prey drive and that is the way it has been channeled in her in order that she just isn’t going to focus her prey drive on different animals, folks, automobiles, bikes children and many others.
In fact which means Charlee doesn’t like me, possibly even hates me or is terrified of me proper?
Nicely, that’s what folks with no expertise will inform you.
It’s because they merely don’t know, or do know and they’re merely mendacity to get assist for “their” thought of animal welfare.
The beneath pic is her proper after the above exercise. She is like this each time she see’s me.
Anybody who has any thought concerning the emotions of a canine will see precisely what Charlee thinks of me, this work and her life.
Think about Animal “Rights” political events need to cease this. No chew work, no tug play, no instinctual exercise.
Secretly however not so exhausting to uncover is that these folks additionally need to cease people having canines altogether!
They’ll inform you that the coaching instruments that skilled, educated, specialist trainers use, are unhealthy. Though these folks don’t prepare canines, have by no means used the instruments, seen the instruments used appropriately, they need to inform the consultants methods to prepare canines.
They’ll inform you that the one option to prepare all canines is with “confirmed, scientific, constructive reinforcement strategies“.
They don’t present the proof however settle for when the coaching doesn’t work, the canine must be euthanised.
Chew work coaching is a controversial subject too, however taking a look at Charlee, and the opposite canines I prepare, they love the work and me.
There are in fact different methods to coach chew work, placing excessive ranges of stress on canines to scare them into biting is one.
I’ve been introduced canines which were educated that means for rehab, I’ve seen canines which have gone to sport canine golf equipment and now worry coming into the sector.
However that isn’t coaching, its unhealthy coaching.
I’ve labored with canines which were solely educated with meals solely to grow to be savage useful resource guarders and assault their house owners.
Does utilizing meals create these issues? No. Unhealthy coaching does.
I’ve seen canines spin with pleasure to get their prong collar fitted.
Do prong collars trigger that?
No, good coaching does.
I’ve seen canines race to get their e collars fitted, do e collars create this?
No, good coaching does.
I’ve seen canines go to canine parks to “socialise” with different canines many instances each week since younger, solely to grow to be canine aggressive.
Do you see the frequent denominator right here?
It’s not the exercise, device, reward or canine normally, it’s how the one who owns the canine arranges these items for the canine.
What causes them to occur or not occur.
Misdirection
We all the time must deal with what precisely is finest for the canine in entrance of us, mid and long run outcomes must be the main target.
Think about a Politician telling a Physician which scalpel or process to make use of in surgical procedure, in fact not, however when your a canine coach, be ready to be advised what you recognize and what has labored hundreds of instances is incorrect by somebody that has by no means carried out a single factor.
I based the organisation “Skilled Canine Trainers of Australia” to collect collectively the canine trainers of Australia, unite them, present schooling, assist, illustration and set moral requirements of canine coaching and behavior modification.
You probably have not heard concerning the PDTA, please have a look right here (https://dogtrainersaustralia.org/)
Be part of as as a canine coach or affiliate member to assist our phrases be heard and our canines be saved.
Don’t be fooled by those that speak the speak however can’t stroll in any respect.
Steve
