An article published on ScienceDaily on 18FEB09 entitled If You’re Aggressive, Your Dog Will Be Too, Says Veterinary Study describes a study by veterinarians at the University of Pennsylvania. This study, published in Applied Animal Behavior Science demonstrated that when aggressive pets are trained with confrontational or aversive methods, they become more aggressive. Conversely the use of non-aversive or neutral training methods caused very few aggressive responses. You can read the complete ScienceDaily article at this link: http://tinyurl.com/cmwuln
Posts Tagged ‘dominance’
Veterinary Study Indicates Aggressive (dominance-based) Training Causes Dog Aggression
Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009
Vets Make Recommendations on Selecting A Dog Trainer and Suggest Never Using Shock Collars
Wednesday, June 10th, 2009Green Acres Kennel Shop has been warning dog guardians about the danger of using electronic shock collars for training and confinement for many years (http://tiny.cc/ytHIP and http://tiny.cc/H4CnT). Veterinarians attending the North American Veterinary Conference Post Graduate Institute in Advanced Clinical Behavioral Medicine in Orlando have done the same as reported on goodnewsforpets.com, the blog of pet columnist Steve Dale.
Dale’s article (Vets on Behavior Proclaim, Never Use Shock Collar) quotes Dr. Karen Overall and Dr. Kersti Seksel, both board certified veterinary behaviorists.
The veterinarians attending this conference also developed a list of recommendations for choosing a dog trainer. They encourage dog guardians to select a trainer who focuses on rewarding behavior and uses treats, head halters, harnesses, clickers, plain old buckle collars, and praise. They recommend dog guardians avoid any trainer that uses shock collars, choke collars, prong collars and that focuses on punishment and the need to dominate.
You can read Dale’s entire article at: http://www.goodnewsforpets.com/Articles.asp?ID=147#
Science Daily Article Suggests “Using ‘Dominance’ to Explain Dog Behavior is Old Hat”
Saturday, May 23rd, 2009An article posted on Science Daily on May 21st reinforces what we at Green Acres have been saying for many years – the dominance or pack hierarchy theories used as the justification for punitive based dog training are not based in science and can often make dogs anxious which in turn often leads to an increase in aggressive behavior. The ScienceDaily article is based on a paper entitled Dominance in domestic dogs – useful construct or bad habit? that documents the research of a group at the University of Bristol’s Department of Clinical Veterinary Sciences. The paper was published in the May/June 2009 issue of the Journal of Veterinary Behavior: Clinical Applications and Research.
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Veterinarians Concerned About Outdated and Confrontational Advice Given by Cesar Millan The Dog Whisperer
Tuesday, March 24th, 2009In an article written by Timothy Kim for the VIN News Services (5FEB09), an on-line resource for veterinarians, representatives of the American Veterinary Society of Animal Behavior (AVSAB) have expressed concern about dog training advice given by Cesar Millan, on his reality TV show, The Dog Whisperer. The AVSAB is so concerned that they have issued an official statement (Position Statement on the Use of Dominance Theory in Behavior Modification of Animals – http://tiny.cc/BoliX) to counter the unfortunate pervasive influence of Millan’s show.
