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Old September 23rd 03, 10:41 AM
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Default Training a dog through negative reinforcement

Don't let the topic fool you, I would never even think of actually
doing this but I was wondering if anyone has dealt with dogs trained
in this fashion. What I mean is complete negative reinforcement
training, for instance whenever a dog does something unwanted you
yell at it or swat it so it associates the misdeed with verbal or
physical pain. Instead of dishing out treats or toys you condition
the dog to fear the alpha's words or actions. This "punishment" would
obviously be used in a controlled fashion and not haphazardly as
abuse.

The reason i'm asking this is because human beings are often trained
through negative reinforcement and society claims it works on people.
If you enlist in a military bootcamp you get yelled at and "punished"
for infractions to make you a disciplined killer. When you commit a
criminal act in society you are sent to jail for "punishment" and
expected not to do it again once you get out. The fear of the
punishment in both cases are supposed to instill discipline and self
control.

Now the question is..if society says this is supposed to work for
humans why are so many people reluctant to use it on animals as a
standard to test this theory? Is it hypocrisy?




 




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