Comments for Smart Dog Trainer Blog http://smartdogtrainer.com/blog Creating a Dialog between Dog Owners Worldwide! Mon, 24 Jan 2011 16:12:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Comment on About Tom Beitz by Thomas A. Beitz http://smartdogtrainer.com/blog/about/comment-page-1/#comment-8722 Thomas A. Beitz Mon, 24 Jan 2011 16:12:17 +0000 http://smartdogtrainer.com/blog/?page_id=2#comment-8722 Shirley, Thanks for your comment. In the end analysis obedience training really is all about control. Although different people have different expectations of their dog, one will never obtain complete control with positive reinforcement alone. I heard Gary Wilkes (author of clickandtreat.com) once say that "dogs that compete on the regional or national level have all gotten to that point with some aversions techniques." After all, Operant Conditioning is a four part learning model. Best wishes, Tom Beitz Shirley,

Thanks for your comment. In the end analysis obedience training really is all about control. Although different people have different expectations of their dog, one will never obtain complete control with positive reinforcement alone. I heard Gary Wilkes (author of clickandtreat.com) once say that “dogs that compete on the regional or national level have all gotten to that point with some aversions techniques.” After all, Operant Conditioning is a four part learning model.

Best wishes,
Tom Beitz

]]> Comment on About Tom Beitz by Shirley Julin http://smartdogtrainer.com/blog/about/comment-page-1/#comment-8695 Shirley Julin Sat, 22 Jan 2011 16:54:00 +0000 http://smartdogtrainer.com/blog/?page_id=2#comment-8695 Tom, Thanks for the articles... esp on Balanced Training. I am a long time believer in using balance, altho I lean towards the positive side of training. I started training in the 60's and remember well the force that was used on dogs, even soft dogs. So when treat/reward training came into being, I fully followed the crowd. I quickly learned that you could manage a dogs behavior by keeping him away from enviroments that could bring out the worst of his behavior. But I wanted a dog that could be off leash, come when called etc...other words be under control. Thats when I became a 'balanced trainer' Train the dog you have and train the owner so that right combination of method will result in a happy team. I enjoyed your articles ! Tom, Thanks for the articles… esp on Balanced Training. I am a long time believer in using balance, altho I lean towards the positive side of training. I started training in the 60′s and remember well the force that was used on dogs, even soft dogs. So when treat/reward training came into being, I fully followed the crowd. I quickly learned
that you could manage a dogs behavior by keeping him away from enviroments that could bring out the worst of his behavior. But I wanted a dog that could be off leash, come when called etc…other words be under control. Thats when I became a ‘balanced trainer’ Train the dog you have and train the owner so that right combination of method will result in a happy team. I enjoyed your articles !

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