Many thanks to all who’ve taken the time to read my recent post on the irrational treatment of punishment in dog training. For any new visitors to this blog, I’m not always so long winded.
Thanks especially for all the thoughtful comments, which, among other things, have demonstrated once and for all to my husband that I am not the only dog trainer on the planet to consider these questions, though I may suffer a slightly above-average obsession with them. They also set a record for comments to a single post on this blog.
Last, thanks to those who either linked to or blogged on the post (hey, I finally added a share button–who knew?), whether or not you agreed with the ideas expressed. I’d intended the article to be thought provoking, and think it succeeded.
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January 28, 2012 at 4:19 pm
Linda Kaim
I eagerly await another!
January 28, 2012 at 5:24 pm
ruthcrisler
Thanks, I’ll try to make it interesting.
January 28, 2012 at 5:22 pm
Rick
Thank you, Ruth. I very much appreciate your thoughtfulness and eloquence and, like Linda, look forward to more.
January 28, 2012 at 7:38 pm
ruthcrisler
Thanks, Rick. And thank you for your incisive comments on training with aversives.
January 28, 2012 at 6:57 pm
landauer
Congratulations on the increased readership and engagement.
January 28, 2012 at 7:35 pm
ruthcrisler
Thanks, Chris. I continue to enjoy your blog. Among other things, I think it puts some of the paranoia about training thoughtfully with aversives into perspective. I mean, in the area of animal welfare, or even canine welfare specifically, there are bigger fish to fry.
January 31, 2012 at 1:49 pm
Lisa
That was a great article and I am glad I found your blog. I would love to see you write about how training affects the relationships we have with our dogs. Mostly as someone who has begun to drop all pre-conceived notions about dog training aside and instead focus on the animal I have in front of me and what works for her (instead of what I think should work for her) I hate it when people tell me that their relationship is better because they don’t use aversives. I say bull!