Re: Who force fetches their labs?
Originally Posted by
jagen mit DDrs
Why would you FF a dog that is willing to do what you are asking him to do?
A dog that does not retrieve to the handler does not have a Retrieving problem but the handler has a communication problem.
In any of the training subjects we try to teach our dog it is better to train through cooperation and create positive habits than thinking you can fix a problem through forcing a dog.
The percentage of dogs that fail retrieving reliability tests is the same,regardless of FF or positive reward based training.
A dog that was trained through cooperation will choose to do the right thing more reliably than a dog that is forced.knowing that he is out of the control of the handler.
FF is certainly not a Fail Save System.
Rainer
100% correct and by far the better way !
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