Bigtruck2007 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Great Video. Patience..I need to remember that!!!!

anko8aug (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

cute

wungulai (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

If you "click" with a clicker when you give a puppy a treat, it will quickly associate the clicker as being a reward. You can easily "click" with your mouth. Persistence and consistency are the keys to training a dog. The more time you spend with an animal, the closer it will bond with you. Training is a very individual process. A dog is not a robot. Sometimes, it will want to do its own thing. I am still amazed at just how intelligent dogs are, and I've been training them for years.

panzertoo (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

I would be interested in seeing a video of your dog doing its training..anyone who trains puppies or Schutzhund dogs uses treats and SchH is one of the most difficult disciplines even Feild trial trainers use treats with puppies?? I'm curious to see the attitude of a dog trained sans treats

puppywishes (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

TO TREAT OR NOT TO TREAT? The truth is that any training method will work if the handler knows how to use the method effectively and humanely. The use of treats can become a problem in the wrong hands, just the same, dominance based methods can also lead to trouble. FACT: if you enjoy what you are doing with your dog and you see results, Keep Up The Good Work! Truth be told; the real problem can be found with people who don't train their dogs at all. To treat or not to treat? It does not matter.

Retrieverman1 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

These methods that people spout off about are from two places: the German army (during WW I and WWII they used harsh methods to make war dogs) and Kondrad Lorenz, who shook and beat his dogs all the time. The worst of these methods is the Koehler Method, which includes near drowing as punishment for dogs that dig holes. I'll go with good dog management via B.F. Skinner than this nonsense based on little more than machismo. Wolves don't actually behave like that in the wild either.

Retrieverman1 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

You can train dominant aggressive dogs with rewards. And it works far faster. Dr. Nicholas Dodman does it all the time. Read "Dogs Behaving Badly"-- the first case in the whole book is a very dominant male Rottweiler who attacks people and other dogs. E-colors should only be used when you are trying to break instinctive, hardwired behaviors like chasing inappropriate things or gun dogs that break at the wrong time.

PrometheansFire (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

You are wrong. This method is used in zoos as well to make aggressive animals easier to handle.

PrometheansFire (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Clearly you've never trained with malinois.

PrometheansFire (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

This fallacy about food reinforcement is common among those ignorant of modern training methods. There is Canadian TV personality Brad Pattison with a dog show who likes to spread this lie about dogs becoming food aggressive.