Howdy! I just stumbled across this topic and real...

2008-07-07T16:07:00.000-07:00

Howdy! I just stumbled across this topic and realize it was posted a while ago, but thought I’d comment while I’m here.

I too am a strong proponent of Kevin’s philosophy and methods. I used to use dominance based methods….I know I know………….but in my defense I didn’t know any better at the time. But I had what can only be referred to as a moment of clarity, and started looking for something better. Which is when I came across Natural Dog Training. As with you, it changed my relationship with my dogs. I’d recommend Kevin’s methods to anyone interested in developing a stronger relationship and bond with their own dogs. Not to mention how well his methods work for resolving so many common behavior issues, including aggression and fear.

The one thing I would like to point out is Kevin’s use of prong collars. I think it’s important to clarify that he doesn’t use them for “corrections”, in the way a dominance based trainer would use it if the dog isn’t complying or isn’t responding to a command that they’re “supposed to know”. Rather, he only uses it as a stimulus and only on dogs that are already in drive. Once they’re in that state of drive, that sensation of the prong collar only invigorates them to increase their drive, just as a bite on the rump from another dog in play only makes the dog that was bitten more playful and energized.

I do agree however that in the wrong hands or the hands of an inexperienced trainer, a prong collar can be a dangerous thing, as can any training tool. But I just wanted to clarify Kevin’s use of prong collars for those who might be turned off just by the mention of the prong.

Anyway, just wanted to share. Duke is super cute btw.

Later!

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