During a particularly painful session with my PT, I asked him how he felt about inflicting pain on his patients. His answer was the perfect response to argue my use of aversive tools in dog training.
I happen to agree with you. Positive training is my preference, but occasionally I've encountered a dog who needed a more immediate tool that is NOT inhumane when used appropriately. As you say, this is sometimes the only avenue to avoiding behavioral euthanasia.
I happen to agree with you. Positive training is my preference, but occasionally I've encountered a dog who needed a more immediate tool that is NOT inhumane when used appropriately. As you say, this is sometimes the only avenue to avoiding behavioral euthanasia.