The study has been picked up by Ruth Gledhill in the Times today, but as I dont subscribe, this is an online version in The Australian, with quotes from Celia and me. The slight misquote of me saying that, It is undeniable that punishment can be effective in suppressing behaviour has come out as punishment has its place is probably due to journalistic brevity, but I think the main thrust is accurate. theaustralian.au/news/world/down-boy-secrets-of-a-happy-obedient-dog/story-fnb64oi6-1226863132518# As an interesting aside following some comments on the piece in the Independent, it is not unusual for humans when informed that something they are doing is less than optimal to take the stance that if they change the way they currently do it, then bad things will result. It is only when we are taught the new methods and see for ourselves how effective they can be that we change our minds and adopt them. Hence when told that yanking a dog is not necessary to teach it anything, people resist changing their own behaviour and justify it by saying, Well, the dog will just misbehave then! It is only when they are fluent in methods that dont involve yanking that they can commit to changing. We all have our own methods and we all resist change to some extent, so rather than berate people, lets teach them.
Posted on: Mon, 24 Mar 2014 09:38:16 +0000
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