Positive-only dog trainers are confusing the dog owning public
Channel: The Dog Savant
Date: 2016-01-18

Unfortunately my profession has been over run with people who were raised in a very politically correct fashion and they are unable to see past emotional states and the need to "feel good" all the time. Because of this they are putting information out there in regards to dog training that is not truthful in terms of how a dog views the world versus the human interpretation people tend to make about "how it should be". Overly idealistic approaches to dog training are the number one reason dogs do not overcome their problems and behavioral issues because it focuses more on their personal agendas than the actual reality of a dog's true existence. I see this first hand everyday in the constant retrain cases I see who were terribly messed up from positive-only training because they were told anything other than that made them a "bad dog owner" even though it made no sense to the dog. 

I feel it is my responsibility to speak out about this more and more as I reach a certain point in my career since I am in the unique position to see the damage this type of thinking does firsthand to both dogs and quality dog training professionals.