Comments on: Measure Your Dogs IQ http://dogtreatrecipes.com.au/dogblog/2008/02/27/measure-your-dogs-iq/ Show Your Dog You Love Them Mon, 19 Apr 2010 11:56:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Louise Thompson Animal Behaviour Consultant http://dogtreatrecipes.com.au/dogblog/2008/02/27/measure-your-dogs-iq/comment-page-1/#comment-15027 Louise Thompson Animal Behaviour Consultant Tue, 29 Apr 2008 20:25:04 +0000 http://dogtreatrecipes.com.au/dogblog/archives/2008/02/27/measure-your-dogs-iq/#comment-15027 I agree wholeheartedly, I have been involved in dog training and early puppy education for over 30 years and also run a busy animal behaviour practice in South Africa, and feel that solving animal behaviour & training problems is often just a case of finding the right motivation for each individual animal. As long as it is non-confrontational and does not cause stress, pain or fear - anything goes. Besides would any human put in a full day's work for free?? Training with treats or toys is not bribery - its payment for a job well done, or a lure to teach a behaviour! I usually find it much harder to train the owners than their pets! I agree wholeheartedly, I have been involved in dog training and early puppy education for over 30 years and also run a busy animal behaviour practice in South Africa, and feel that solving animal behaviour & training problems is often just a case of finding the right motivation for each individual animal. As long as it is non-confrontational and does not cause stress, pain or fear – anything goes. Besides would any human put in a full day’s work for free??

Training with treats or toys is not bribery – its payment for a job well done, or a lure to teach a behaviour!

I usually find it much harder to train the owners than their pets!

]]> By: lucy http://dogtreatrecipes.com.au/dogblog/2008/02/27/measure-your-dogs-iq/comment-page-1/#comment-13890 lucy Sat, 15 Mar 2008 19:35:05 +0000 http://dogtreatrecipes.com.au/dogblog/archives/2008/02/27/measure-your-dogs-iq/#comment-13890 repeat, repeat, reward repeat repeat, repeat, reward repeat

]]> By: John & Louie http://dogtreatrecipes.com.au/dogblog/2008/02/27/measure-your-dogs-iq/comment-page-1/#comment-13513 John & Louie Fri, 29 Feb 2008 12:26:58 +0000 http://dogtreatrecipes.com.au/dogblog/archives/2008/02/27/measure-your-dogs-iq/#comment-13513 thanks good reading. i agree, "the great majority of dogs are intelligent enough to grasp basic obedience commands when training is intelligently presented." thanks good reading. i agree, “the great majority of dogs are intelligent enough to grasp basic obedience commands when training is intelligently presented.”

]]> By: ballgal28 http://dogtreatrecipes.com.au/dogblog/2008/02/27/measure-your-dogs-iq/comment-page-1/#comment-13456 ballgal28 Wed, 27 Feb 2008 14:01:10 +0000 http://dogtreatrecipes.com.au/dogblog/archives/2008/02/27/measure-your-dogs-iq/#comment-13456 I just starting trainning my puppy and have to remember that I'm not as smart...I forget the commands, but yet he tries his hardest to do what I want.... I just starting trainning my puppy and have to remember that I’m not as smart…I forget the commands, but yet he tries his hardest to do what I want….

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