Teaching vision and training methods (how does it work?)
I often see that behavioral problems occur or start through miscommunication between humans and dogs. So most of the time your dog doesn't suffer from a psychic disorder but from wrong guidance. It is also impossible to see a problem without the circumstances. Not only the dog but its complete surrounding must be taken into account when looking at the problem. That is the reason the therapy, targets and advises that I give are all especially suited for you and the dog's situation.
In order to solve the behavioral problems or to teach new behaviour when no problems have occurred yet a few things have to be looked at first:
- the motivation;
- the state of mind;
- the reward for your dog.
When all these point are clear we can start changing the behaviour or to start learning new behaviour. Among other things this is possible by using positive (reward based) training methods and by creating the right (learning) circumstances.
No punishment
Dogs and humans can't learn when they are frightened; punishment of unwanted behavior will thus not lead to (real and permanent) change in behavior. It will only lead to a suppression of the problematic behaviour. Often fear and stress will lead to other unwanted behaviour and thus will not help you!
Apart from the fact the relation between you and your dog can become tense; the use of punishment is often not needed at all. With creativity and determination almost all problems can be solved without hurting or scaring your dog.