Dog training is unregulated in the US so not only does this mean consumers have no protection but it also means anyone calling themself a trainer can do practically anything to your dog, including hurting your dog. These trainers promise quick fixes or behavior guarantees, when in reality, neither exists.

It can be hard for a dog owner to navigate knowing who is qualified and who isn’t. Not disclosing what will happen to your dog during training is like food products not disclosing allergens or ingredients.

Unscrupulous “trainers” will not tell you about the fallout effects of punishment based methods, but all the current research, veterinary organizations and qualified animal behavior professionals, support humane training, which are those methods not using fear, punishment or aversive techniques that hurt or scare your pet to train them.

It’s important to know if you’ve fallen victim to predatory training methods or were convinced aversive methods are the solution, IT IS NOT YOUR FAULT. This is a symptom of an unregulated industry, with people posing as “professionals” with no recourse. But, you can change how you do things NOW.

This course will only direct you to use humane training methods and will help you understand how animals learn and why we use these methods over others.

Materials

DOWNLOADS:
3 Reasons Not To Use A Shock Collar
How Dogs Learn

ADDITIONAL READING & WATCHING RESOURCES:
Transparency video about dog training methods
Understanding The Muddy Language of Dog Training Titles and Credentials
Positive Reinforcement Is More Effective At Training Dogs Than An Electronic (Shock) Collar, Study Shows
NY Times article featuring me speaking about Biden’s dog Commander and the dog training methods used to train him