Does your dog chase ducks, chickens, sheep, horses, or other domestic animals? This is a method I successfully used to dissuade my Border Collie/Corgi mix from chasing ducks- without positive punishment, which is the universal recommendation of traditional trainers in this situation.
reinforcement
Leave the Ducks Alone! (How to Train a Dog to Respect Livestock Without Positive Punishment)
By Shahrazade on 03/30/2007Faster Sits, No Barking, and #$%@&* Cats!
By trainer@canines... on 03/17/2007While it is true that Laev would probably not in the grand scheme of things really care much, I felt strongly that I should rise to the challenge and find a non-compulsive way to reduce our latency.
Better Than Expected, Part II
By trainer@canines... on 01/23/2007How our clicker-trained bitework is progressing
Look, Mom! No P+! The hold and bark exercise
By trainer@canines... on 10/14/2006I can't prove this is a first in the history of the sport, but I have no reason to believe it isn't....
