Dog Training Swansea MA – No Clickers, No Treats

Busy, busy couple of weeks for your pal the Amazing Dog Training Man.

Rach and I decided to move back to the coast. We’ve been living in Western MA for a few years and I really missed living close to the ocean. So we are temporarily  living in Swansea MA which works out great because I have a few dog training clients in town.

So here we are.

Had the radio on the other day while unpacking and heard a commercial for a dog training school.

The person reading the commercial said: “No treats, no clickers.”

I know that a lot of dog owners do not like the thought of treats. Whatever your beliefs on treats, no treats, clickers, choke chains, prong collars, electronic collars are you need to understand just one thing and that is…

…MOTIVATION.

It’s ALL about motivation.

And there are two types of motivation.

Positive and negative.

I can train a dog without treats or clickers. I did it for years because that was the way I was trained.

But here’s the rub: When you use negative motivation there are negative side effects.

A dog will do a command to gain a reward or to avoid punishment.

Your dog will sit and get a treat or your dog will sit to avoid getting a choke chain tightened around his neck.

Which would you like? The treat or chain.

If you said the chain it would be a good idea to unsubscribe from this list because we are not a good fit.

So the important point to remember is that it is ALL about motivation.

Use positive motivation to get the most out of your training.

Speaking of positive motivation, I hand out big rewards to dog owners that register for any of my dog training classes. Big rewards like access to my most popular dog training websites and courses

Get all the details HERE:

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Best,

Eric