Carrie,
Thanks for your response.I had not realized
how varied the training methods were.I also
neglected to specify which 'training' I was
talking about.There's "behavior',obedience,
and activity" training,and ever more advanced
& specific training for Service ,Agility,
Drug sniffing,etc,etc...
What I was interested to know about was
training methods to achieve"functional
obedience" .(Having a well mannered dog,who
is responsive to Basic commands like heeling,
sitting,down-staying,etc.)
You say there is no "right" or "wrong" in
training; that if it works for one dog or
20 dogs,then it is a working training method.
Harsh or brutal training methods such as
"hanging" will definately get the dog's attention (I know it would mine), but don't
you think this harsh treatment can cause
psysical and/or psychological damage to the
animal being trained?
I understand completely the concept of dogs
being dogs being wolfs,etc.They are beasts
not 'furry people'.