Shay Kelly - Understanding Dogs

28/10/2024

I read this today. What's the problem with it?
1: It's not possible to punish behaviour that hasn't occurred.
2: It's not possible to train a behaviour for ALL circumstances.
3: It's not possible to have total control of another's behaviour.
4: it uses punishment from the outset, no matter how well the dog does.
That's a lot of punishment aimed at trying to achieve the impossible.

27/10/2024

27/10/2024

Monty loves to play with other dogs, but has a great understanding of when NOT to engage.

25/10/2024

I often wonder why there are so many dog aggressive dog trainers.

15/10/2024

No qualification can make up for a lack of empathy with the animal

12/10/2024

STOP hurting dogs and calling it training

11/10/2024

You will never train the same dog twice.

10/10/2024

Imagine going to see your therapist because you’re struggling and they strangle and zap you.

09/10/2024

All those wonderfully, perfectly, coordinated movements the dog makes are a series of Flexion (reducing angles between skeletal bones) and Extension (lengthening the angle between bones). Unless we have a significant disability, we take movement for granted, but just think of the choreography of dogs in play.

07/10/2024

Why do you think it is that electricians, dentists, doctors, gas fitters, etc must be qualified?

What might happen if people could declare themselves as electricians, dentists, doctors or gas fitters?

What if confidence was all they needed?

Can confidence make up for the lack of in-depth understanding, or is it likely to make the lack of knowledge even more problematic?

It’s the same in the field of dog behaviour.

07/10/2024

Imagine trying to convince people that it’s ‘extreme’ not to hurt the dog in training.

02/10/2024

What do you think makes someone a behaviourist? The term has increased a lot recently, to the degree where it’s almost meaningless.

24/09/2024

22/09/2024

The joy of living with dogs comes from spending time with them and learning about them.

22/09/2024

Some people go to an awful lot of trouble to justify hurting dogs.

21/09/2024

Balanced dog training using positive reinforcement (rewards-based) methods and aversives (physical punishment) is no better than simply using force-free positive methods and love.

19/09/2024

𝗔𝗕𝗧𝗖 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝘆 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝗰𝗸 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗗𝗼𝗴 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴
The recent publication of the study titled Comparison of the Efficacy and Welfare of Different Training Methods in Stopping Chasing Behavior in Dogs (Johnson and Wynne, 2024) has sparked significant debate across the animal welfare community. This study, which adds to the growing body of evidence on the adverse effects of shock collars (e-collars), highlights serious concerns regarding the welfare of dogs subjected to this training method. Please see our Statement relating to this via our News page at https://abtc.org.uk/about/news/

[Image/text description: Graphic states ABTC Statement - on recent study concerning the use of shock collars in dog training]

𝘗𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘦: 𝘈𝘉𝘛𝘊 𝘴𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘮𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘢 𝘱𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘳𝘶𝘯 𝘣𝘺 𝘷𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘦𝘳𝘴 - 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘥 24 𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴 𝘢 𝘥𝘢𝘺.

16/09/2024

This is the best review of the shock collar study I’ve seen (much better than my own). What’s really disappointing is that the study will be used to push the use of shock collars and aversives. Considering the implications for millions of dogs, it was particularly important that they study was done well; it wasn’t, it was a total car crash of a study, now they call you names if you dare speak up about it. The reviewer here, who did a great job of explaining it, was called a psychopath. https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fyoutu.be%2FtmkEvm4htTs%3Ffbclid%3DIwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR2MMJfPz8fVmq1kbtwZUNbcijedZg20StkCGFfB6LbQu-DcpcX7X9rYhJY_aem__Pnk-NWRrnXKxe0H_dnUaw&h=AT2L227M8J5J3leamWCdpCaJEAoP55BOy6llPABKAz77RltP-LKHaJd4yQiNzdAVFiSyzItt1RYvaFYFm85rgnDs54DfET_oldGBayVd8GKmjl8-ifD7X57lk_w3gDEnyWpep1oeLC-yPBtfYpmS&__tn__=R]-R&c[0]=AT3WNoYGdzDTbdIWsCdIZ2Eil52xF-Sdp9qCdBqXf8CXNJ5qcTIHY1XlnQS8tdE0n-xRgXWncfuqPDqpQGvqH5Wo4SpXZlEo_EQEnD-XDzo_w61YnSycwIwCq13-MlSt7Cv8Cm7E3o4COK8bXx6rDMsvYdw_RcoDy3chg48HFCwfdiL1dTHdePKuZFkjyNH1tTqotuAUEW9YxhpxxFW-u8Ym1bKxwN3jNz-pXuYgextAUkXeifOCGRLHW-ykKcRQ-IhlyKRj8Hc

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