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Originally Posted by
sarah1983
You can be the "leader" (for lack of a better word) while still using food or toys as a reward though. My dog certainly doesn't ignore me, in fact he's very quick to do as I ask 99% of the time. He's not so quick to respond to my husband and will blatantly ignore him at times. I'm the one who hands out treats and fun for quick responses while my husband tells him he's a good boy. .
Do not tell your husband but your dog knows who wears the trousers!
Or probably just you have a more assertive energy when you are with the dog.
I don't see why doing as I ask shouldn't be fun for the dog .
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When out a run and I see him go to roll in something I call him and he immediately comes because he thinks it is fun to be needed. He thinks he is working on the run, guarding the truck! If I call him in the apartment he only comes if he thinks I need him, which is never really the case.
[/QUOTE]yet in at least one episode CM tells someone they shouldn't reward their dog when the dog is being good. I disagree with that, how is the dog supposed to learn the right behaviour if the behaviour is never acknowledged?
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Cesar says only reward calm submissive energy/state so maybe he said do not reward excitement.
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If I try to explain clicker training in psychological terms I get all muddled so I'm not going to go there
Basically the click says to the dog "that's exactly the behaviour I want, there's a reward coming". You can do the same with a word, a whistle, a hand signal, a vibrating collar, a flashlight, pretty much anything really.[/QUOTE]
I completely agree and think it is a great tool