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Best Dog Training Methods-Choose the Right Way to Train your Puppy

One of the biggest sources of confusion for many people when it comes to training their dog, is which style or method of dog training to use.

There are three main approaches to dog training – traditional, modern, and balanced.

All these approaches work, if applied correctly.  But they are based on very different principles.

Let’s dive deep into the best dog training methods...

#METHOD 1: Traditional Dog Training

Just like modern dog training, traditional dog training methods are based on the assumption that dogs needed to learn to obey commands or cues given by their owners.

But crucially, it was originally believed that this learning process was facilitated by the dog having respect for the owner’s authority.

The leader of the pack

It was widely believed, until quite recently, that left to themselves dogs form ‘packs’ with a structured hierarchy culminating in the ‘alpha’ or ‘top dog’ that controls all the other dogs.

Traditional dog training emphasizes that human dog owners need to ‘take control’ by becoming that ‘alpha’ dog or pack leader and by suppressing any attempts by their dog to become the alpha in the family.

The struggle for power

Many different aspects of undesirable dog behavior were seen in the past as symptoms of the struggle for alpha position.

This included behaviors such as ignoring the owner’s signals, pushing through doors, etc.

#METHOD 2: Modern Dog Training

Science based dog training

We often refer to modern training methods as ‘science based dog training’. But it is worth remembering that all dogs learn according to the laws of science.

They learn through the consequences of their behavior, whatever those consequences may be.

The laws of science apply to all dogs and all dog trainers, not just modern dog trainers.

This is true whether or not the person training the dog is aware of the science behind what they are doing. The only difference is that traditional trainers are often unaware of the ‘laws’ that underpin the results they are getting.

Focusing on reinforcement

Some of us feel that we are better trainers if we understand how those ‘laws’ are influencing our behavior. And if we understand what is actually happening when we train a dog.

This isn’t as complicated as it might first appear. Because essentially, dogs do what works for them.

If an outcome is favourable, and the dog gets food, or some other resource, the dog will repeat the behavior associated with it. If an outcome is unpleasant, the dog is less likely to repeat that behavior in the future.

#METHOD 3 Balanced Dog Training

Dog trainers were afraid to abandon punitive traditional methods for fear of losing control. So many trainers decided to ‘hedge their bets’

Combining traditional and modern methods

So for example, a balanced trainer might use clicker training techniques with puppies and for early training, but also use punishment for dogs that make mistakes.

Balanced dog training arose out of the flawed assumption that positive reinforcement training is not effective on its own.

After all, how could something so simple as a clicker and treats be used to actually control a willful dog? Fortunately they can!

An overview of balanced trainers

In general language, the word balanced is used to mean good thing, a reasonable, sensible way of tackling any subject. Unfortunately this is rather misleading when it comes to dog training methodology.

Balanced trainers are essentially traditional trainers who delay the point at which punishment is introduced and who acknowledge the value of using food to establish new behavior.

Some may lack the skill or patience to proof behaviors using positive reinforcement.

A wider problem is that participating in balanced training will handicap the trainer’s ability to improve their modern training skills. This is because the temptation to fall back on punishment whenever training becomes challenging is so strong.

Crossover Trainers

A crossover trainer is someone that is moving, or has moved, from traditional to modern training methods. Some of those trainers will have tried ‘balanced training’ on the way and found it lacking.

Many modern dog trainers, including me, are ‘crossover’ trainers. Especially those of us who are over fifty.

This is because modern dog training was largely unheard of when we were learning to train dogs.

The use of punishment in dog training

The use of physical punishment in dog training varies widely from leash jerks to smacking and from nose taps to grabbing the dog and shaking him.

Many trainers will refer to mild punishments as ‘corrections’. These may include actions by the trainer which are not physically harmful to the dog. Such as ‘growling’ at the dog or scolding him.

Some dog owners have no problem with this, and are happy for their dog to be ‘corrected’ in training.

Others are not comfortable with using any form of punishment on their dog whatsoever. Because it doesn’t feel like the right thing to do.

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