Training Methods
We must first understand how dogs learn before we decide if balanced dog training is for you.
The 4 Quadrants Of Operant Conditioning is a Proven Terminology of how many animals learn including humans.
Balanced
Compulsion
Compulsion training primarily utilizes:
Positive Punishment
Negative Reinforcement
Draw-backs
This style is not the clearest way of communication to our dogs for teaching them something completely new.
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On the flipside, it is the most clear training style to communicate to the dog what is not a desireable behaviour.
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Balanced training primarily utilizes:
Positive Reinforcement
Positive Punishment
Negative Punishment
Negative Reinforcement
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Draw-backs
This style is the most delicate by it making use and having access to an abundance of tools of all training methods / styles.
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On the flipside, using more areas of The Four Quadrants Of Operant Conditioning allows this style to be more Multilingual of the communication between owner and dog.
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Positive Only
Positive Only training primarily utilises:
Positive Reinforcement
Negative Punishment
Draw-backs
This style is not the clearest way of communication to to our dogs for correcting an undesireable behaviour.
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On the flipside, it is the most clear training style to communicate what is a desireable behaviour.