Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site srcsip.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxn!ihnp4!stolaf!umn-cs!srcsip!notch From: notch@srcsip.UUCP (Michael k Notch) Newsgroups: net.pets Subject: Re: Training dogs (food) Message-ID: <1080@srcsip.UUCP> Date: Sat, 24-Aug-85 17:21:08 EDT Article-I.D.: srcsip.1080 Posted: Sat Aug 24 17:21:08 1985 Date-Received: Fri, 30-Aug-85 08:08:27 EDT References: <192@drutx.UUCP> <811@whuxlm.UUCP> Reply-To: notch@srcsip.UUCP (Michael k Notch) Organization: Honeywell SRC (SIP), Mpls MN Lines: 43 Keywords: bow wow here boy good boy Summary: In article <811@whuxlm.UUCP> jak@whuxlm.UUCP (Keegan Joan) writes: >> >> Why is using food controversial? >> >> Sue Brezden >> >One reason I remember hearing is that, if you use food to train your >dog, they will ONLY work if you use food. I have not found this to be the case. >Even if I only reward my dog with food some of the time, he does the right thing >the rest of the time too. (He always gets lots of praise whenever he does the >right thing). > >Joan Keegan >AT&T-Bell Labs >..!whuxlm!whuxlg!jak I have a lot of experience with dogs and I know that if you give a dod food they will obey you again thinking they will get food again. If you do not give them food everytime, they will eventually get "grumpy" and "irritable" and not listen to you anymore. This has happened to me already. The best way to train a dog is to use a constant voice(usually low and no emotion) and a training collar. After awhile, you do not need the callar because the dog will respect your authority. The more constant you keep your voice when giving orders to the dog, the better, because he/she will know when you are talking to him/her. After he/she performs what you ask them to do, give them lots of praise so that they know that what they did was right. Sorry for going so long. -- But... What about Naomi? USENET: ihnp4!umn-cs!srcsip!notch US-SMAIL: Michael k Notch (The small k is on purpose) MN17-2349 [1-612-378-5338] Honeywell Inc. Systems & Research Center 2600 Ridgeway Parkway NE Minneapolis, Minnesota 55440 --