Recently on a list that I am on a poster there summed up in very eloquent words my entire philosophy on dog training, in a few short paragraphs.....and like it or not it works for every single dog in the world. If you like what the dog is doing praise it or reward it and if you don't like it correct it. For some dogs this has to be ramped up and for others toned down....but essentially it is the same for every dog from the shy retiring dog to the bold self confident dog.
What makes everything unique is the trainer or the handlers ability to read the dog. So a good trainer knows exactly when to correct and when to add more help.....by simply reading the dog in front of them. They can see a soft dog needs a soft touch whereas a bolder dogs needs a firm hand.
Carefully show the dog what you want over and over and help them as necessary to do what you want. Once you have the behaviour make the dog accountable for the behaviour. The handler or trainer has to be responsible for giving consistent training and cues but that is it in a nutshell.
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