On Mon, 15 Sep 2003, Kind2dogs wrote:

However NOONE will post before they are SURE they will have
back up on what way is the right way.

oh waaah!

Well, for me and my dogs and IME and all the dogs that I take
into rescue, this way works the FASTEST to get the dogs
attention.

the question wasn't about getting the dog's attention. it was
what is the fastest way to extinguish a behavior. Lynn stated
that merely distracting does not extinguish a behavior. that
makes perfect sense to me. she went on to point out that if
the bad behavior is offered in hopes of gaining attention (hi
Leah!), distraction, which is a form of attention, may
reinforce the bad behavior.

i'm not a trainer, but i've found that, depending on the
behavior/dog, either ignoring unacceptable behavior or
correcting it quickly and clearly works pretty well.

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shelly (perfectly foul wench) and elliott and harriet
http://home.bluemarble.net/~scouvrette