I recently found myself watching an "old-style" dog trainer working with a beginner's dog obedience class. I use the phrase "old-style" because this instructor's recommended training techniques that ...

More modern trainers accept the scientific data which says that reward training, usually with food rewards, is a more effective method of teaching a dog obedience (click here or here for examples).

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