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Training Style
My training style is based upon a branch of psychology known as operant conditioning. Operant conditioning encourages desired behavior with reinforcement, and discourages undesirable behavior with "punishment". (I prefer to use the term correction, since I not only let the dog know it is doing something wrong, I also show it the correct response or behavior that I am looking for.) Put another way, it associates a voluntary action ─ be it good or bad ─ with a consequence . As Master Dog Trainer Drake Parker of Top Dog Academy in Greenville, NC is wont to say, "Never deny a dog the consequences of its actions."
Note: I personally do not like the use of shock collars, except in situations where the dog's life may be in danger — e.g., the dog has an unhealthy fascination with snakes.