register for free
View our sister sites
Our sister sites
Our sister sites
Our sister sites

Useful Links

Azz's Profile
Azz
Administrator
Azz is offline  
Location: South Wales, UK
Joined: Mar 2005
Posts: 18,574
Male 
 
28-04-2012, 11:12 PM
#1

British Army/Military use positive training methods?

I'm sure I saw they announced this recently but I can't find anything about it now - can anyone confirm this? Or am I going mad
Reply With Quote
Ben Mcfuzzylugs
Dogsey Veteran
Ben Mcfuzzylugs is offline  
Location: UK
Joined: Mar 2008
Posts: 7,723
Female 
 
29-04-2012, 01:00 AM
#2


I dont know much about them but the last bit of this clip makes it look like it
also just how focused and alert the dogs are they look like positivly trained dogs
Reply With Quote
Azz's Profile
Azz
Administrator
Azz is offline  
Location: South Wales, UK
Joined: Mar 2005
Posts: 18,574
Male 
 
29-04-2012, 01:43 AM
#3
Nice find Pam. I'm sure it was one of the crufts police dog displays where they said it. I'm half way through this one and at 8:22 in he says:

There's nothing ever done with these dogs that's going to hurt them, it's fun, for these dogs it's just fun fun fun.


Will watch the rest and see if he says anymore...

Edit: also at 20:14...

Again I must stress, the dogs are never, ever hurt in anyway shape or form in any of our training.
Reply With Quote
Lulusmum
Dogsey Senior
Lulusmum is offline  
Location: Llandeilo Wales
Joined: Apr 2012
Posts: 443
Female 
 
29-04-2012, 06:08 AM
#4
When did they change to positive training methods then?
Reply With Quote
Moobli's Profile
Moobli
Dogsey Veteran
Moobli is offline  
Location: Scotland
Joined: Nov 2005
Posts: 19,298
Female 
 
29-04-2012, 10:29 AM
#5
The police (rather than military) dogs I know have been trained positively for the past 15 years at least.
Reply With Quote
Azz's Profile
Azz
Administrator
Azz is offline  
Location: South Wales, UK
Joined: Mar 2005
Posts: 18,574
Male 
 
29-04-2012, 04:21 PM
#6
Thanks guys - I must have dreamt it :/

I think I might email them to ask tho
Reply With Quote
smokeybear
Dogsey Veteran
smokeybear is offline  
Location: Wiltshire UK
Joined: Nov 2010
Posts: 14,404
Female 
 
29-04-2012, 09:30 PM
#7
This is NEWS?
Oh dear.
Reply With Quote
Azz's Profile
Azz
Administrator
Azz is offline  
Location: South Wales, UK
Joined: Mar 2005
Posts: 18,574
Male 
 
29-04-2012, 10:18 PM
#8
Originally Posted by smokeybear View Post
This is NEWS?
Oh dear.
Why oh dear?
Reply With Quote
smokeybear
Dogsey Veteran
smokeybear is offline  
Location: Wiltshire UK
Joined: Nov 2010
Posts: 14,404
Female 
 
29-04-2012, 10:30 PM
#9
The police and the military have been using positive training methods for decades.

They are certainly the only methods that work on sniffer dogs!
Reply With Quote
Azz's Profile
Azz
Administrator
Azz is offline  
Location: South Wales, UK
Joined: Mar 2005
Posts: 18,574
Male 
 
29-04-2012, 10:38 PM
#10
Originally Posted by smokeybear View Post
The police and the military have been using positive training methods for decades.

They are certainly the only methods that work on sniffer dogs!
Well that's what I was after - some confirmation that they don't use prong/pinch/e/collars etc

Do you have any links to where it is officially confirmed?
Reply With Quote
Reply
Page 1 of 2 1 2 >

« Previous Thread | Next Thread »

Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)
 


Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Media Pushing "purely Positive" methods..Where is the Balanced approach? waggytail Doggy Debates 200 31-10-2017 07:00 PM
Your training methods pippam Training 15 05-06-2011 08:23 PM
What are some useful methods in toilet training? cute_jack_chi Training 4 25-01-2010 12:39 PM
Punishment training verses positive training, training a dog to heel Ben Mcfuzzylugs Training 73 21-12-2009 12:39 PM
Training Methods Pita Training 37 28-04-2004 08:07 AM

© Copyright 2016, Dogsey   Contact Us - Dogsey - Top Contact us | Archive | Privacy | Terms of use | Top