Dog trainers’ approaches are motivated by differing beliefs on ethics and science.
Key points
- Reward-based methods are better for dogs and the human-animal bond, but some trainers still use aversives.
- A study found that reward-based trainers put emphasis on education while aversives trainers value experience.
- Trainers who switched to a modern approach say it was because of empathy for dogs and better education.
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