| Akeisha wrote to me with some very good
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| | have to go back and reinforce, for most
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| questions. Ive included her letter (and
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| | dogs. And definitely if you start
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| my responses) below:
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| | expecting to work the dog around new
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| [Akeisha] Hi its Akeisha again. I do see
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| | distractions that it's never been proofed
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| what you mean if it is on all the time
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| | around, such as chickens if the dog has
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| the dog will soon forget it is on and
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| | never seen chickens.
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| then will behave regardless. Ok, so the
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| | Look, I don't make the rules. The dog is
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| dog never wears a buckle collar again?
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| | not a robot that you can suddenly say,
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| This is what irks me. I want to be able
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| | "He's done" and expect him to act
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| to control the dog regardless of what
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| | consistently for the rest of his life.
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| collar is on not just the pinch or it
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| | Like any relationship you have with
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| could be no collar at all and the dog
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| | another person, boundaries need to be
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| still behaves. What if the owner for some
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| | established and maintained. The dog is
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| reason takes off the collar then they put
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| | like your wife or husband they will
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| the buckle collar on for ID but then
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| | eventually test you. :)
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| forget the pinch collar? Then there is no
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| | [Akeisha] Last question, how can the dog
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| control.
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| | not realize the don't have it on since it
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| [Adam] WRONG! The dog gets conditioned.
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| | feels a lot different than the buckle?
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| Take off the collar for awhile. Doesn't
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| | Its like my id around my neck at school I
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| matter.
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| | have gotten used to it but I do realize
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| [Akeisha] Do you ever in the training go
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| | when it is off? Just for the record I
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| back to the buckle collar after months of
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| | have no problem with pinches, many
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| what you recommend with a dog that is
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| | members in my 4-H club use them and they
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| happy with doing the commands?
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| | work great on the right dog.
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| [ Adam: ] Yes, the dog does the command
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| | [ Adam: ] Because the way you should be
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| because he is happy and he likes it. But
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| | using the pinch collar is that the dog
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| eventually, there will be something that
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| | (since he has limited reason and logic)
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| tempts him. This is where conditioning
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| | does not KNOW that it is the pinch collar
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| comes in.
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| | that allows you to give him good
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| Think of it like this: Youve lived in the
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| | corrections. But it's more than the pinch
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| same house for 10 years, right? You get
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| | collar. If I put the dog in a number of
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| up in the middle of the night and you
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| | small yards, with no collar on ... and
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| reach for the light switch that is to the
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| | I'm able to chase him down and make him
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| LEFT of the door. Pretty soon, you get
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| | come back to me, if he doesn't come when
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| conditioned to reach out to the LEFT of
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| | I call... then the dog will learn THE
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| the door.
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| | UNDERLYING PREMISE that I can make him do
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| One day you travel and stay in a hotel.
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| | it, if he doesn't. So, the pinch collar
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| You wake up in the middle of the night
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| | and the long line make my job easier, but
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| and reach out to the LEFT of the door for
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| | ultimately, the dog knows (or he thinks
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| the switch... even though you cognitively
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| | at least) that I am a man of my word and
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| saw that the switch is on the RIGHT.
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| | when I tell him to do something: If he
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| In fact, you may wake up for several
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| | doesn't do it, I'm going to make him do
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| nights-- perhaps even weeks or months--
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| | it. And his life will be a lot more fun
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| and still reach out to the LEFT, even
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| | if he does it willingly. So the dog
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| though the switch is now on the right.
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| | starts to extrapolate this principle to
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| Some people will continue reaching to the
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| | other commands, too.
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| LEFT for the rest of their lives. Some
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| | [Akeisha] Hope I am not being irritating
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| will begin reaching to the right.
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| | I just like to know why certain trainers
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| Those people need to be reinforced. Get
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| | value certain methods over others since I
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| it?
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| | love competing in obedience with my dog.
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| [Akeisha] Motivational corrections if on
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| | [Adam:] Keep training. -Adam.
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| the right dog won't frighten them or make
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| | Do you want to be able to take your dog
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| them hate you I know but aren't there
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| | anywhere, and KNOW that he'll listen to
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| other ways except using the collar that
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| | you... even if tempted by another dog, a
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| will eventually be established thought
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| | cat, or even a piece of food??? Then
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| training that will allow you to take the
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| | check out: "Secrets of a Professional Dog
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| collar off and have control?
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| | Trainer: An Insider's Guide To The Most
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| [ Adam: ] Yeah, this way you can take the
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| | Jealously Guarded Dog Training Secrets In
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| collar off and have control, ONCE THE DOG
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| | History!" By Adam G. Katz, Owner of South
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| IS CONDITIONED. But eventually you'll
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