What every person can learn from dog training | Noa Szefler | TEDxJaffa

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Marker Training is a way to train dogs and build better communication with them, and it works great with people, too! Using positive reinforcement and the science of how all animals learn can change every relationship in your life: with your dog, your cat, your spouse or your child. Teaching this way focuses on what the learner does right and gets you more of that; it deepens the bond, builds cooperation and helps us to understand our learner in a new way, whether he is a dog, a person or another species. Feel free to try this at home!
Noa Szefler, 32, ​is a co-​founder and ​the Director of Academics at the Marker Training Institute of dog training and behavior. She​ is​ also​ a certified assistance dog instructor for people with disabilities. Noa is a 13-year veteran in the dog training field, focusing on the special bond between people and their dogs and the ways in which people and dogs help each other.
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[@aljezur07]

After a long long day I get greeted by my dog and parrot with barks, jumps, shrieks, a lot of jumps, noise...... Its the best part of my day:) Everything else sort of disappears!

[@nickw9376]

left your guys alone all day huh?

[@yc5434]

My boy is that happy when I come out of bathroom, I love it too ❤️

[@punithavictor1304]

I love it when my dog comes and greets me with that jump and all his energy.

[@houseofharmony7307]

Personally, I'm always pleased when my dog jumps up at me when I get home from work. The issue I think, is when the behaviour extends to non-dog loving strangers.

[@nickw9376]

left your guys alone all day huh?

[@MatthewEGolden]

Easiest thing to train your dog. When you command they sit, then lie down, make sure their hip drops to the floor and then reward them. If their hip isn't dropped their brain and body are all still tense. You only reward your dog when they are calm.

[@taogden]

Works with cattle also, not the fine level you get with a dog as you're not as intimate, but in working a herd. It is much easier to let them know something is up, give them a little time to sort out, then begin to move them to where you want them to be. Nothing worse than being in tight quarters with a 1000 pound animal that you have put in fight or flight by yelling, screaming and chasing them around. Good talk, but, I very much agree with what you said and it is how I treat all in my life, dogs, cats, kids, and the herd.

[@KatrinaDancer]

I love it that my dog bounces up & down when I get home!!! I would never hurt my dog in training him. I can't believe teaching through positive reinforcement isn't already intuitive 4 people.

[@EaterOfGeese]

That's my mom in this video!

[@alansmith7626]

as much as we want to believe we are teaching, and we are, but they teach us more than we realize...IMHO

[@VV-uu8tq]

YES!! Finally! Long awaited attitude and video content!!! "...in the name of training". Will look for more videos and info from you!!!!... ALL: recommend this video!

[@talshani02]

I loved it, so simple to use, the way you talked made me realize how to Change my life, thank you!!

[@theokm]

This is a brilliant talk and I shall be showing it to all my future clients

[@user-dh9uo8qz7m]

Thank you!

[@dalekdx]

I remember when I went to dog training school the first thing our instructor told us was to forget everything learned about dominance training. At first I thought she was wrong, but she showed us how much more effective positive reinforcement training was. I always tell people who are training their dogs is to be sure to reward the right behavior. So many times people only focus on what their dog is doing wrong and forget to let them know when they are doing the right thing.

[@derekskater1996]

Right, positive training is the best way to teach a new skill. But behavior modification needs humane corrections, along with a strong, strict, but fair leader. Show me a 1 year old shepherd taught only positive (no corrections) that has no bad behaviors. no recall, begging for our food, muzzle punching, reactivity. Good luck, would take years. Humane corrections, and firm but respect direction. Best dog and you will have the best bond. Went through it all.

[@downundanow5569]

@@derekskater1996 I agree. I got a working line GSD rescue when she was 2 years old. She virtually had no training at all and was kept in a pen in the back yard and never allowed to interact with anyone at all except the immediate family. Her only 'friend' was a 4 year old Rottweiler whom she terrorised, but he was big enough and confident enough not to really care. It took me 3 months of training to make her into a wonderful friend and companion, I never punished her, it wasn't her fault, but I had to be The Boss until she understood that we could be a team. I groan whenever I see someone yelling at a dog to stop them doing something, then make a fuss over the dog just because it stopped doing what was annoying its owner. I call that negative-positive reinforcement, or plain stupidity.

[@sharoncrichton14]

Excellent summary - I too will find this helpful for my clients. Bit by bit we are making the lives of animals better.

[@veganpxie]

This is an incredible video. I wish I could show all my dog training clients this!

[@vijaykaransharda3246]

Very lovely and the way u place it. Congratulations!

[@vadim1319]

Great talk - Reward the good behavior

[@BL-li7gg]

Wonderful, thank you!!!!

[@henrychinaski846]

Great! Thank you!

[@itekbhutani]

Okay, this was very good. Notice how she mentioned only good examples? Even when she wanted to mention anything negative. Amazing talk. Thank you.

[@DE-ss5ks]

Brilliant. So simple.

[@nickw9376]

To every problem, there is an obvious, simple, solution, which i s probably wrong. Or words to that effect. My problem here is, that like those DIY reno shows on TV. If seeing this is enough to help, you already know what to do. I see so many shows, where teaching the owner is the real solution, never come back to reinforce.....reinforcement by repetition is critical; WAY above the force of the first lesson. . All the images in these shows and YT stuff are of the "quick fix"

[@goldenpaws_-fw5yw]

Absolutely brilliant!

[@user-dh9uo8qz7m]

Thanks!

[@Atattentiondogs]

This is a fantastic speech. I teach this information to people every day. Keep up the good work!

[@user-dh9uo8qz7m]

Thanks!

[@vickyalhadeff4411]

Great talk. Looking for positive reward based trainers in Israel for friends... near Hod ha Sharon... any recommendations?

[@richardjones4080]

she is fantastic

[@spooky6832]

treat training is the best way to motivate a dog, yes, positive energy must always be used.

[@pr.srikanth9481]

great speech.

[@z1z2z3z]

Excellent video!

[@Kracken11111]

Wonderful. I had the best kelpie in the world, I don’t know why but I trained her without trying, we just clicked.

[@tWendyDarling]

I'm hoping that one day she will be preaching to the choir. "We're" not "there" yet, but more and more people are looking for more proven methods of training.

[@tWendyDarling]

Deb Manheim I have a comment though. Do dogs really look for our guidance? Or are they just trying to figure us out?

[@missdragon5892]

Deb Manheim maybe both. Maybe neither. Whatever works for you, you do. If it worked for her good on her. If something else works for you gopd on you.

[@analarson2920]

Peaceful, positive, progressive polite, relationships are good for everyone and everything, our schools in the US need this instead of gun control. And yes this is how we train service and therapy dogs as we want the best for the dog and us to be reliable.Yelling just marks the bad behavior in the only way she knows as a new marker negatively, that makes no sense. Marker or clicker training works for all animals and humans.

[@FAHRENHEIT451JL]

And using one of the cleverest breads of dogs as example very easy

[@Dollectable_Dreams]

My Staffies can do what that dog did. So yeah, easy with "that cleverest breed of dog", but as easy with a pitbull! It depends on the training, not the type of dog.

[@k9aid514]

Humans want to be loved and then put their feelings onto the animals. this training does work especially in confinement like the Aquariums when food is the motivator. Release the animal to the wild see what method wins out. If the trainer gets the animals attetion by using the resources it can work. How ever cause and affect works well also. In nature how did all the animals learn with out all this science to confuse the situation. however its been my experience when many of these trainers are presented with other methods they deny it. The type of words that are used like archaic, force, aggression is old but still used as the trigger words to murky the waters of what other trainers are doing. years ago working on farms there where never problems with dogs but this is never addressed. the problem is the love and affection before the work it will always fail

[@greastloveofall]

Start small and we can see the change👍

[@hardknocks666]

I thought the Title said " What every prison can learn from dog training" still a great tedx talk

[@nickw9376]

probably true....

[@damon6852]

Well, just as many other aspects of our lives, there are some here who agree with her, some disagree....same is true of C. Milan...and every other person who claims a persuasive relationship with dogs!

[@sombragirl]

It's the same method I used to teach my cats. xD

[@Mr619Asim]

When you give rewards to a food agressive dog for his behaviour it only reinforces him to think that growling or being agressive over food is a good thing and he will never get over this. A dog doesn't understand like us humans. Cesar Milan's perspective of dogs and his techniques are the most logical and proven techniques for rehabilitation. Dogs come from wolves and no matter how domesticated and trainable they are they still have that primal instinct in their genes!

[@michaelbarnes8709]

Absolutely incorrect. She wasn't talking about rewarding for growling. She was talking about rewarding for not growling, and teaching that good things happen when he let's people get close to his food. I guarantee you the behavior was extinguished. The behavior was extinguished because the attitude was turned 180 degrees from where it was.

[@Dollectable_Dreams]

Ceaser Milan is one if those that think your dog is constantly trying to dominate you and the world!!! Only if you have a dog and a special relationship with him, you can clearly see and understand that when he wants to be on the couch or bed with you is just because he wants to be with you or for affection, not to try to dominate you or your bed!!!!! My staffies are so good and they always listen, still they come and go on the couch and bed when they want to....they surely are not trying to dominate us!!!

[@EaterOfGeese]

Did you watch the video? She repeatedly said to NOT reward your dog for bad behavior aka growling or barking. Also cesar millan uses force and domination as if dogs want to control the world! As this person repeatedly said, dogs are not trying to dominate over us. They just want love. If you hurt your dog every time it does something you don't like instead of just rewarding it for good things it's just going to be afraid of you, not respect you! I don't know why I'm saying this! I'm literally repeating what she said in the video. Dogs are not "natural instincts" and trying to control us. They're called "man's best friend" for a reason. They're not wild wolves with rabies, just as humans aren't still swinging on vines and eating bananas daily. It's called evolution. Please watch the full video before giving your completely wrong opinion.

[@kalakritistudios]

3:57 The dog

[@KellyOKellyComedy]

I hope Cesar Millan sees this. He needs it.

[@user-om7hw9hf7u]

true

[@deusexmachinawl]

Don't be silly. He never speak deceptively about dogs. You don't know what he teaches

[@Twttd66]

You're a fn moron and I feel sorry for you.

[@ripley.riot.channel]

do you really think trainers like him would give up their empire to tell people the truth? Admit they're wrong and lose all they've built on their violent methods? Saldy I don't think so

[@deusexmachinawl]

Juliana Vianna I am not sure what you see in this video.. Also science has not shown what she says. I am a scientist and people like this who keep citing science without having read the primary literature are just phoney. This video is empty as the brain of the people who post video against Cesar Millan who is not working with bloody border collie puppy but with red zone animals. And he does not mistreat animals.

[@shutupshelley1793]

Interesting... but I found the sort of "haiku" cadence of the speaker's voice to be distracting.

[@TezzaCrow]

I use love, respect, patience & positive re-enforcement to train any species sharing my home, NOT food. Food is a given and doesn't have to be earned, and I absolutely hate seeing people bribe their animal companions.

[@EaterOfGeese]

Well yes, some kinds are bribery, but if you're just training your dog you should absolutely use treats. It's the strongest way for them to learn what they're doing right. If you just hug them or say good job, they won't think anything of it assuming you hug them even when not training. You should absolutely use treats to train dogs and this is coming from my mom, 16 year dog trainer, aka the person giving the speech in this video.

[@TezzaCrow]

@@EaterOfGeese I understand that it's the easiest and quickest way, but I prefer using a special training toy in place of food. Everyone has their own preferences. I've been training my animal companions for about 53 years and have always been very satisfied with the return I get for my patience. An extra couple of days or even a week isn't more than I can wait for them to get a behavior locked in. It's just that I cringe when I see dogs who refuse to respond unless fed. Obviously they weren't trained properly with the treats, and therein lies the eternal problem; people. It's people who need the training in proper communication. The animals know what to do. They just want to know when you want them to do it. LOL

[@susanneflachsenhaar115]

I have 5 yr old rottie, stronger than myself. no one is allowed to walk down my street. he thinks he ownes it. he once dragged me thru the yard n into the street to go after a jogger. do you think I still have time to correct this very aggressive behavior?

[@nunyabidnazz2311]

Susanne Flachsenhaar I believe you have time to fix this behavior. We have a 4 year old chocolate lab/pointer mix, and he just learned to do all his tricks solely by hand signals! Rewards, patience & repetition go a very long way! Lol you may have fixed this by now as I see I’m 4 months late. Good luck Miss Susanne!

[@152manoj]

The example she gave of her friend's behavior with her boyfriend, I found to be very sad. Is that what a relationship is? Shocking.

[@EaterOfGeese]

It's not bad at all, it's a win win for both of them. Wife gets happy, boyfriend gets happy, it's all good

[@GLopezMad]

That messy boyfriend needs to learn NOT to be messy just because it is NOT normal.

[@casualchaos1466]

A dog running and jumping is his smile. Don't take away his smile 😭😭😟😟😛

[@EaterOfGeese]

A dog can greet you without knocking you over and scratching you. Again, she's against making the dog miserable, just don't reward the dog for bad things.

[@GirlScoutC00kiezZzMmhhmm]

Like a Rib eye Steak, Thick and Juicy.

[@deusexmachinawl]

When my dog was growling I was giving a Negative feedback, which means what it means: don't do it! When he stopped and lick my hand instead I was petting him and rewarding him: Positive. And he understood. This is communication as well. What a lots of nonsense

[@lorinichols9996]

Helping them learn… but by withholding any information about what you DON’T want? Seems like it would take a LOT longer. Like playing a game of hot and cold and never telling the seeker 0:02 when they’re cold or getting colder. And I think couples counseling techniques have much better ways of resolving that woman’s problem than having her give her guy constant bjs over helping around the house. 😆 And if the taxi driver started driving aggressively to the correct place you’ve told him, you’re not going to sharply tell him to stop it or let you out? I don’t think anyone ever raises a child without telling them NO around electrical outlets, hitting, biting, etc., though of course overdoing the NOs seems like a bad idea for a developing psyche. Parent dogs give pups correction. I’ve never seen video of a mother dog leading her pup to a chew toy when trying to wean. I’ll stick with the Taoist principle of the middle way, thanks…. And if what I’m saying resonates with you, I recommend checking out John Ross’s books on dog training. He’s probably retired by now, but he used to have a syndicated column. Gentle and effective training. I’ve never seen an “all positive” trained dog that had a truly solid recall in the face of a strong temptation, which can be life threatening.

[@sirblankenship]

A dog growling at you when coming close too their bone? Thats a serious case?

[@sirblankenship]

@Malina maybe

[@FAHRENHEIT451JL]

What about training dogs for security hmmmmmm

[@michaelkaba7481]

What every person can learn from dog training : How to be a good wittle booooooyyyyy.......................or........Good girls, good girls.

[@superstankydanky808]

Truth and lies mixed together

[@mathieutherrien9578]

Studying evolution = Studying humans . Try me

[@meredithhopper5868]

I’m not quite sure for how long the TRIAL is going to be available, but you can still google Daryl Arktrom to get access, there’s the pro dog training course to become a whisperer :)

[@mikesummers2796]

try using these techniques on a red case pit bull that will be put down if it bites again. They simply wouldn't work, not to mention she only mentions corrections as being yelling and punishing implying there is no reward system involved in training that uses small amounts of light corrections. based on her logic us as humans specifically kids don't need to be told we did something wrong? Its people and thinking like this that are a reason tons of dogs in shelters get put down each day. This hole correction - reward debate is interesting because its only the reward based trainers who are the ones who stereotype and shun trainers for using different techniques such as corrections. Training should be humane and effective. I would rather tug on a pinch collar once to make my dog snap out of the barking dogs that are poorly trained and simply thrown outside with an electric fence than have him get anxious and worked up 15 times until he realizes how positive reinforcement works without being told what they are doing wrong. If you are mentally unable to tell if your dog or dog your working with is unhappy or not responding to certain training techniques you have no business owning one and especially training one!

[@shinethesky]

untrue

[@user-dh9uo8qz7m]

Sooooo many misconceptions in one reply... Oh my

[@jaytee3baxter]

Some punctuation might help to clarify your thoughts.

[@dggydddy59]

You have been horribly misled and know literally nothing.

[@itswhatever7264]

Yes positive reinforcement trainers love to talk about “science” and “rewards” and act like humane balanced trainers are “abusive” and they are using outdated traditional methods. R+ does not work to correct behavioral issues. It does not fix aggression. It doesn’t teach the dog certain behaviors aren’t ok. It’s just give the dog a cookie, ignore bad behavior, and distract the dog and manage the environment. If you can’t offer a reward that is more appealing to the dog than what they’re after (a squirrel, for instance), it will never work.

[@spooky6832]

DOG = GOD spelled backward....god gave us the dog as a best friend. dogs are social creatures, you cant leave them alone all day or in a crate. don't get a dog unless someone is home almost all day, preferably in a family. they hate being alone.

[@carlhopkinson]

Woof, woof....haa haa haa haa....yip, yip....ruff, ruff.

[@152manoj]

She's suggesting that she knows how to keep dogs happy (mainly by rewarding good behavior). But the dog on the stage looked miserable.

[@EaterOfGeese]

Nope, the dog was chilling! I asked my mom (the person in the video) if the dog was okay and she said when she looked at the dog it was completely fine and just tired.

[@152manoj]

@@EaterOfGeese Just my mild observation. You're probably right.

[@kristinjayne6720]

The dog looks happy to me.

[@RahulGupta056]

Lady when you make the dog sit somewhere (doesn’t matter on the floor or the bed or the sofa), or the mere fact that you give your dog a certain amount of food that you or your vet seems fit for the dog, or when you choose the time for your dog to walk, or even how to walk, whom to meet etc; all these things you do, you are essentially being dominant to your dog! Dominance and Aggression are not the same. Moreover dominance doesn’t necessarily lead to aggression until the owner either due to lack of knowledge or mistreatment. There are plenty of random research done on dog psychology but most of those research never realized or bothered about the differences between the causation and correlations between the variables being studied. Neither do they have enough number of dogs to conclude their research as a valid one. As a dog behaviorist, I do reward dogs as well as use body language to communicate with dogs but I try not to use food with every dog, because every dog is different. There are dogs who would start jumping and running just because there is food and even though you get your dog to sit and wait for the food it doesn’t necessarily mean he is calm and the main point is to have a calm dog rather than excited one. So please study up and verify your research before you give a TED f**king talk. And to all the viewers who watch anything and everything uploaded on KZbin please do your own research and verify if the research is actually valid or not. Don’t just take anybody’s or even my word for it. Go do your own research as well. A research that is VALID!! P.S.- Dogs/Wolves/other canines DO NOT reward or even give treats to their pups to discipline them. If you really want to help people to know dogs and communicate with them show them how a stable and balanced mother dog handles her pups rather and learn from the mother dogs and balanced and calm senior dogs handling pups and junior dogs.

[@cianbyrne7594]

We are not wolves or dogs, we are humans and the best way to teach a dog is through positive reinforcement, dominance does not exist in the way that people think it does (which is "alpha" when in fact the word dominant is used to explain if a dog has "control" of, for example, a toy that the other dog does not however in another scenario the other dog will be "dominant" as that dog will have access to a different toy that the other dog does not) and it barely exists in human, dog relationships. Also positive reinforcement is not just giving a dog treats, it is motivating the dog, people have done MRI scans on dogs brain and found that dogs respond in a very similar way to treats as they do to praise however trainers use food or toys because then they can pinpoint (find the moment) the exact moment the dog does that behaviour and food and toys are a big motivator and food can be used in lure training.

[@RahulGupta056]

Cian Byrne Cian Byrne Don’t get me wrong but you gotta educate yourself with different personalities of dogs. I am not against the usage of food and toys but the most important thing is that excitement in SOME dogs can not only make the training difficult but also difficult for the dog to grasp the training due to lack of focus. Secondly, the thing that you said about lure training there is no such thing and if it is there, then it is only for puppies. Moreover, one should not continue to lure a dog with food or toy always because dogs are way smarter than we think and when they figure out they get the food and after that they don’t necessarily have to do the exercise it is supposed to do then try giving a command to the dog and tell me if it listens to you. So what happens is the dog learns that the food is just for luring but when it should be like the dog does something and they might get a reward for it: That’s positive training, and I don’t have a problem with it if it’s done on a dog who can be trained using that method. Think it this way, would you teach a human kid who is very strong willed and rebellious by nature by luring him with money or food or toys and things that actually bring out the worse in him or would you strategize accordingly (and I don’t mean by harsh authority) but other techniques than what makes the kid more behave badly. It’s the same with dogs. You devise a strategy that’s suitable for the dogs personality than just using food or toys to train all dogs. Otherwise it’s like teaching a kind with high ADHD and a normal kid and expecting same results from both. Well, you can’t! And I have no freaking idea on what basis do you say that we are humans and ‘the best way to train dogs is positive reinforcement ‘???? Is it just because other techniques seem bad to you or unnatural to you? So just because you are a human and you like positive training you would rather make the dog excited and frustrate the dog by not understand him for who he is and how he should be treated. Well, I feel sorry to burst your bubble but even though you are right about the part that we are humans and not dogs or wolves. But the fact still remains is that they are dogs and they don’t understand us if you don’t understand their language. Sitting and rolling and take it and leave it are easy things that they easily understand but for more complicated things they need to be communicated in their language. It’s like yelling at a guy in your own language who doesn’t speak your language. Hope you see the point and see I am trying to attack you personally with my comments

[@cianbyrne7594]

Lure training is used when first teaching an action and then eventuality you ask the dog to do something before you do something. Also are you saying that we should train a dog using methods such as hitting them, shocking them, intimidating them or doing anything that harms them? Also raising a kid and raising a dog, although has similarities such as never hitting them, is different and of course you do not bribe the kid by saying that you should do this for this, instead you teach them, just like you teach a dog what is right to do.

[@agiusbennett]

Rahul Gupta Yes!!!!! Everything you said is spot on!!!!

[@followtheleader_k9431]

Spot on- dogmatic pure positive training gets dogs killed everyday :/

[@mathieutherrien9578]

Stupidity evolution at is best. Do you think a wolf want a carpet.... béhaviorisme??? No..... human creation. Wanting needing unconditional love .. they did..??? What? To attain it .. love love love . Yes all living socially organisms want and love human.

[@jackmeoff6218]

Does your training method work on Palestinians?

[@k9aid514]

Many of the trainers I see and hear about on You Tube are one trick ponies. They talk all about the science and research but each dog is different. This type of trainer is only in north american english speaking countries and people fall for this as their lost hope. I have been to many other countries and you never see problem dogs as they are treated like dogs. Not humans or fur babies. No dead dogs in the street hit by cars, no children bitten, no jumping up, and so on. As for retraining agressive dogs there is a process and not many of the average dog owners can or will follow through with a program to deescalate the issues.

[@savannah206]

Any advice?

[@k9aid514]

@@savannah206 be fair firm and consistent. Do not humanise the dog. Use the resources the dog wants to help in the training. Bond with the dog. Use words with actions and small words. Latter you can expand. there are daily repeatable things we do with our dogs that can become trainable just by doing and saying the same thing. For instance to eat, go outside, inside and so on. Dogs like routine and knowing their environment. This is good until the dog thinks it owns the area.

[@savannah206]

@@k9aid514 Thank you for responding. These are helpful tips. What would be your advice for when the dogs think they own the world? Lol. I have german shepherds.. Is it all about give and take? They're always testing my limits and sometimes it's very frustrating and defeating.

[@JOLLYROGE007]

Lots of comments about current science. Science is nothing more than unproven theories,

[@EaterOfGeese]

That's literally the opposite

[@itswhatever7264]

I will never understand why all these new trainers are so afraid to tell a dog no 🤷‍♀️ They are not humans. You can’t have any sort of relationship, human or canine, where you just ignore all the bad and focus on the good. It doesn’t eradicate or solve the negative problems whatsoever. If my husband is cheating but he’s good with money, do I just focus on his financial skills and ignore the infidelity? If my toddler is drawing on the wall with a Sharpie and I redirect her to her dollhouse, did she learn that drawing on the wall is wrong? Nope, she’s gonna go right back to doing it. Same with dog behaviors.

[@cianbyrne7594]

Positive reinforcement does work, it teaches the dog what is right and makes sure that the wrong behavior can not be practised and then the dog is taught the right behaviour.

[@mandy347]

Afraid to say no? No, that's not accurate. It's more like.. let's find a more efficient way than just no, one that gives more information. No fear, just a desire to be clearer.

[@Gloriankithsanus]

@@mandy347 Why can't we just say no and proceed to teach? People always act on here like there is only "no" OR "positive reinforcement".

[@mandy347]

@@Gloriankithsanus I'm not against the word no (I use it sometimes, too). However, many people overuse it, and while it might be useful in some situations, using an alternate command can be more efficient and instructive. As for the positive reinforcement... well, that's the straightest path to success. If you have to rely on corrections, then there's something off in the way you're teaching or rewarding, or in how you're managing the environment. Punishment is a very blunt tool at best.

[@Gloriankithsanus]

@@mandy347 There it is again. How is a correction a punishment? If I give my dog a signal I use for stuff I don't like him to do, in my case flicking, and proceed with showing him what I'd like to do him instead and reinforcing that, why isn't that okay to do?

[@attananightshadow]

Her saying dogs don’t function under dominance hierarchy’s is hilariously inaccurate.

[@EaterOfGeese]

They do function. Just that positive reinforcement is way more effective, and if you want to be dominant over your dog for it to behave you shouldn't own the dog. No point in loving an animal that's terrified of the next time you abuse it.

[@JessieR2023]

I stop watching once she said a dog greeting you is an unwanted behavior. A dog greeting you is one of the best things in the whole wide world.

[@michaelbarnes8709]

It's how the dog greets you. If you continue to let a dog jump up on you, you are rewarding the behavior. If you don't try to change the behavior, you are teaching the dog to jump up on your grandma and knock her down.

[@JessieR2023]

Constance Keptic I don’t have any older relatives or children’s coming near my dogs. They are allowed to greet me in their own ways. If it gets out of control I give them the sit command.

[@SP-LW.55.11.5]

Daniel Salvador I agree!! Even with a day, it's so worth it

[@mandy347]

She never said a dog greeting you was bad. It was the knocking down that was the problem; she taught a more polite way to greet. It's a good speech; it's worth actually giving a chance.

[@kilgoretrout6136]

@@SP-LW.55.11.5 a dog greeting you when you get home is priceless. Jumping is one thing. But a happy excited dog is wonderful to see.

[@jeannehiscoxdavis]

consider using the positive reward system with the Palestinians whose territory Israel occupies. Maybe the positive reward would be little by little withdrawal from Palestine's rightfully land.

[@adventureswithfrodo2721]

If you have never bitten your dog you don't love your dog. You have to be strict and dominate .

[@manbunmyname5866]

What, are you 3? No Bite... No BITE

[@johnmiller7453]

This woman is not a dog trainer. She's an actor impersonating one on a Ted Talk.

[@mandy347]

What she's saying lines up with the current research and prominent names in the field, like Pryor, McConnell, Miller, Dunbar, Yin, Donaldson, and Killian.

[@Gloriankithsanus]

@@mandy347 Do you have any studies at hand which I could look at? I'm interested. This wasn't meant to be offensive, I'm literally curious.

[@EaterOfGeese]

She's a dog trainer of 16 years with a stable job and 3 happy dogs. Source: I'm her son

[@xdog1]

Meh, this is a typical misinterpretation and understanding of dominance hierarchy and relationships between dogs and people. Starting with the beginning premise and main theme of being your dogs best friend. Its only a popular idea largely because it plays on peoples emotional fear and ignorance of dog training.

[@nicksouthorn1248]

So don't set boundaries, let the dog sit on the couch? I fully agree with reward based training for agreeable dogs but more is needed for aggressive dogs. Children need positive training as well as boundaries so why not an animal.

[@michaelbarnes8709]

Did you hear what she said about giving the dog a bed as an alternative to the couch? Sounds like maybe not.

[@mandy347]

Boundaries are completely possible with the training style she's talking about, and it's incredibly versatile, too, as it works with not just all dogs but a wide variety of species.

[@EaterOfGeese]

Yeah pretty much. Don't need boundaries when your dog won't pass them anyways! Just reward your dog any time it sits down not on the couch. You won't need to punish your dog on the sofa when it doesn't want to sit there in the first place.

[@georgecataloni4720]

Training dogs is so unimportant compared to raising kids. Such an unfortunate focus in this talk.

[@EaterOfGeese]

Shouldn't be owning dogs if you think like that. Same situation as saying there's no point in saving the ocean when we should be trying to figure out how to stop the sun from blowing up I'm 5.4 billion years

[@georgecataloni4720]

​@@EaterOfGeese Your metaphor isn't accurate. Both saving the ocean, and stopping the sun from blowing up, changes the world for the better. The same is not true for training a dog; it's just not impactful beyond the life of the dog, let alone your own. However, raising kids correctly can change the world for the better. The contrast between your examples is that one is able to be achieved, while the other isn't, with our current knowledge. Is that what you think about raising kids? It's not possible to do with our current knowledge? If I remember correctly, this video has the answers for both raising kids and training dogs, but it's focus is on the less important of the two. That was the point of my comment.

[@spooky6832]

get a naugahyde couch if you have a dog for that is where it will sleep the moment you are not looking. If you have a dog let it sleep in your bed, get a big bed, unless you have a big dog bed and 2 dogs. they don't like sleeping alone. they only want to please you.

[@arikeeper9061]

All you anti R+ trainers need to check out Steffen Baldwin, bc he disproves every anti R+ comment on this video.

[@rwfrench66GenX]

No, dogs don't want us to tell them what we want them to do. Dogs know two things, lead or follow. If you don't establish yourself as a leader they will take the lead. It's not aggressiveness! Someone has to be the leader and if you don't take the lead they will!

[@missdragon5892]

While i can respect an opinion what you have stated is just that an OPINION and an uninformed one at that. Please do some research and find some difinative evidence instead of what you see on tv.

[@jaytee3baxter]

Nonsense. This outdated "leaders vs follows" idea of dogs is so unhelpful.

[@ThePementaloaf]

The scientist who first introduced this idea came out a few years later saying he was completely wrong and tried turning the culture around, but people are resistant to change and you’re still following it. Do research before asserting your opinion.

[@dggydddy59]

That is completely debunked and discredited.

[@Haferkoko]

Dogs want to please you and when they dont they want to look for food. Where is the dominance in this?

[@ryandryer3422]

I'm struggling to understand the point of this talk and the title is not helping the only time she talks about other people is when she tells her friend to manipulate her boyfriend so he behaves how she wants. As for the only use positive reinforcement to train your dog that is just stupid that will not teach them what not to do only what is better to do, it's fine to tear the post to shreds but it's better not to this could work over time but it will be a while.

[@dessertthingy]

That's not how reward based dog training works. You don't ignore bad behaviour and reward the dog when he happens to do something you want. You set the whole environment up so the dog will most likely do what you want, then you reward it. You prevent bad behaviour from happening in the first place. Over time, good behaviour becomes habit, and even when you give the dog more freedom, he won't engage in bad behaviour. If he does, you interrupt it, but don't punish it. Dogs are creatures of habit and want to do the right thing.

[@davidbarker5706]

I am a little confused. The Positive only trainers I have dealt with say you do igrnore bad behaviour. They would label interupting bad behaviour as positive punishment (which it is not). What your describing sounds more like balanced training.

[@user-dh9uo8qz7m]

There are ways to interrupt unwanted behavior that are not positive punishment. Regardless, if you teach a dog what TO DO in each situation, you will never need to tell the dog "no". The fact is this way of training works really well, with anything from puppies to unruly dogs to "red zone" dogs. You should try it (after you learn how to do it right).

[@Haferkoko]

You can use positive interrupters such as recalling the dog and making him sit, but without giving him a treat, as not to train [misbehave] -> [come] -> [sit] = [reward] into a chain of behaviors.

[@EaterOfGeese]

What the heck? She's not manipulating her boyfriend. She's making him happy when he makes her happy. That's in no way manipulation

[@stevekowalski7453]

She doesn’t know anything about dogs apparently.

[@EaterOfGeese]

The irony in this comment

[@DougHinVA]

If she is brilliant, why no ordinary clothes and hairstyle and a relaxed and confident manner on a stage ? She has no one to coach her ? No... I don't think she is as smart as she wants to appear.

[@gogglesucks8273]

this is like 5 year old thinking.

[@cianbyrne7594]

Children are very smart and kind, just like dogs are and we must truly teach everybody by teaching them what is right.

[@EaterOfGeese]

You must have been 5 making this comment

[@worshipper9183]

JUST BORING.......!!!!!!

[@EaterOfGeese]

That's a mirror

[@deusexmachinawl]

So she teaches tricks, not behaviour to a collie, big stuff!?!? My dogs is a bully and he knows all the tricks of the world but behaviour is a different thing. This is a ridiculous talk for a laugh. Have you ever seen a pack of dogs behaving. Meeting. Adjusting to one another? Lost 10 minutes of my life

[@michaelbarnes8709]

Getting a dog to come when called and then politely sit is not a trick. Getting a dog to go to his bed (place) is not a trick. Are you sure you aren't commenting on some other video. Read Patricia McConnell, The Other End of the Leash.

[@deusexmachinawl]

Constance Keptic in the way she shows this here, it is nothing more than a trick. I do know about the importance of place mark in behavioural training. But I am not sure what to do with this talk unless you are a very very very beginner. Take care and enjoy the book

[@mandy347]

It's not just a trick because it requires focus, ignoring distractions, and impulse control. The book Constance mentions is a very influential book supported by tons of trainers and behaviorists - give it a try! You might be surprised. :)

[@andremarais2706]

Boooring.

[@EaterOfGeese]

Yeah you realized how horrible your dominant "training" is so why not make people want to stop watching the correct video

[@alexas.7634]

You don't give her credit because SHE is a woman. NO COMMENTS condescendant like y'all wrote here on Ian Dunbar vidéo... Which would be pretty usefull for people who are not into JUSTIFYING violence like most people in comments are doing... Get a punching bag and leave dogs alone !

[@Gloriankithsanus]

No one nowadays is punching dogs for training. There is no overwhelmingly large number of people who are punching dogs which you'd need to start a crusade against. I didn't even saw anyone "justifying violence" in the comments lol.

[@Gkklein]

Terrible presenter

[@user-dh9uo8qz7m]

I look forward to your presentation at TED :)

[@jonmaclaude]

Please tone down your knowledge arrogance, you talk as if you know it all, nothing more around the corner. It would be a waste if you really got it right cause I almost quit before the end.

[@geronimo5947]

Ohh Please ...Dogs are not humans lady so stop treating them and telling people that dogs are not driven by dominant behavior, Women make the worse trainers in the world and are the ones that have dogs with the most problems , SHE DOES NOT KNOW WHAT SHE IS TALKING ABOUT

[@cianbyrne7594]

Positive reinforcement is the best way to train a dog, this comment was cruel to dogs, women and everybody else because by having the attitude that you have shown with this comment you are telling people that science should not be trusted (which it should if it is true science, which positive reinforcement is).

[@mandy347]

Casual sexism much? Everything she's saying lines up with the current, most up-to-date research.