Ive also got some fabulous trainer friends here, wonderful people. If anybody should pick out the Obama family puppy, she should. Suzanne Clothier I think shes a real pioneer, shes intense, she has a mind that puts all of our minds to shame. Patricia McConnell big time I just love her books, shes Gods gift to training. Who are your mentors or from whom do you take inspiration?ĭr. The discipline that I use now is a vocal sound as an interrupter of behavior, a time-out (removal), or ignoring the behavior. I would say Im not violently positive because I do believe that there has to be discipline I do believe at certain times you have to say no to your dog. Its constructive discipline, not destructive. The discipline now that I like to use is guidance. I learned different methods from different people, and took the stuff I liked. I used to use quite loud sounds sound aversion that I dont use now. I didnt like jerking a dog on a leash, and I didnt like yelling. You reward a behavior you like, and theres a chance of that behavior being repeated. I realized the dogs actually responded much, much better when you used positive reinforcement. I never felt comfortable using that kind of approach (traditional methods) this was about 15 years ago when I first got into training. In the beginning when I first started learning, I learned sort of a mixture. I believe the best kind of leaders lead without force. and I said Thats it! Thats it! That feels much more comfortable, that makes sense, to build a relationship thats based on cooperation, not dominance. I learned from a behaviorist who was very mixed using traditional and positive training and then I met some more positive reinforcement trainers in the U.K. I thought, This is bizarre, this is stupid surely theres a smarter way. I have to say this was a long, long, time ago. What does this word heel mean to a dog? It means, I say the word heel, and then it means leash jerk! The dogs not learning to walk close to me because he wants to, hes learning to walk close to me because he fears whats going to happen to him if he doesnt.
The way that we used to teach them to heel was to give them a leash jerk, and then the dog would stay by your side for a little bit. I remember when I was first starting to learn and I was walking dogs and teaching them to heel. Whole Dog Journal: How did you come to positive training? We had time to sit down with her in Atlanta, in between West Coast swings, to talk about her work. Stilwells mission is to bring her positive training message to the masses.
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Stilwell is also author of Its Me or the Dog: How to Have the Perfect Pet (Hyperion Books, 2007) and Fat Dog Slim: How to Have a Healthy, Happy Pet (Collins, 2007).
Broadcast in 21 countries, the show was based for its first four seasons in Stilwells native United Kingdom, while the past two seasons have seen the show move to U.S.
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Entering its sixth season, the Animal Planet TV channels Its Me or the Dog takes dog trainer Victoria Stilwell into the homes of frustrated couples and families to help them troubleshoot issues with their problem pooches.
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