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I know a few on the list don't subscribe to it, but a recent article in the Whole Dog Journal was very interesting. It was all about a dog who willing and happily does a task vs a dog who submitts and does it out of fear. I will try to dig it up.
Putting the fear of God, so to speak in a dog in order to have it submitt or do a task is a great way of breaking a bond, rather then building it. Even the Monks of New Skete admit that publishing their first draft of their book was wrong. They demonstrated and referred to the submission and alpha roll needed to be done by an experienced trainer and handler and with specific dogs only-not every new puppy and not by new dog owners. There is a very thin line you can cross when doing it wrong.
You want a partner, not just a dog.
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