There are many different methods from many different dog trainers in this world and many conflicting ideas of what is best for our canine companions when it comes to training. Everything from purely positive to complusion only training, and the mix left inbetween.
As a general rule, dogs will respond differently to different people, to different objects, to different training methods, in different situations. Dogs are not robots, dogs are not pre-programed and dogs are not idiots.
It is best not to be close minded about training our dogs, as it reduces training to a "this or nothing" type of approach that, in training, and life in general, is not ideal.
Balanced training offers the best of both worlds - positive motivation paired with corrective training, that usually garners the most reliable results.
I've included a few links below for those interested in looking deeper into the world of balanced training, why it works, and why we shouldn't be close minded to our dogs intellectual needs.
Plan B - Kill the Dog - by Roger Hild
Calm and Assertive Clicker Training - by Terrierman - Patrick Burns
A Silent Killer - by Tyler Muto
Real Training vs Operant Conditioning - by Roger Hild
Most people live real lives, with jobs, children, households and other activities to take care of. They don't have the time to spend 40 hours a week conterconditioning their dog to garner the results of postive only training, nor do they want to punish their dogs into oblivian with complusion only training. A balance is needed in order to get results that are more reliable and speedier than either of the above mentioned methods.
Life carries with it both positive and negative consequences. Consequences teach us rights and wrongs, we learn from consequences daily and they will drive us to change our behaviour the next time around. Shouldn't we allow our dogs to learn at their full potential, in a natural way that has been working for millions of years?
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