Dog Training Method Wars - The Evidence

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REFERENCES

AVSAB (American Veterinary Society of Animal Behavior) position statement on Humane Dog Training

Schilder, M. B. H., & van der Borg, J. A. M. (2004). Training dogs with help of the shock collar: Short and long term behavioural effects. Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 85(3–4), 319–334. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applanim.2003.10.004

Vieira de Castro, A. C., Fuchs, D., Morello, G. M., Pastur, S., de Sousa, L., & Olsson, I. A. S. (2020). Does training method matter? Evidence for the negative impact of aversive‑based methods on companion dog welfare. PLOS ONE, 15(12), e0225023. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0225023

Casey, R.A., Naj-Oleari, M., Campbell, S. et al. Dogs are more pessimistic if their owners use two or more aversive training methods. Sci Rep 11, 19023 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-97743-0

Joana Guilherme Fernandes, I. Anna S. Olsson, Ana Catarina Vieira de Castro. Do aversive-based training methods actually compromise dog welfare?: A literature review, Applied Animal Behaviour Science, Volume 196, 2017, Pages 1-12, ISSN 0168-1591, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applanim.2017.07.001 (See discussion noting association with presence of handler.)

Mellor, D. J., Beausoleil, N. J., Littlewood, K. E., McLean, A. N., McGreevy, P. D., Jones, B., & Wilkins, C. (2020). The 2020 five domains model: Including human–animal interactions in assessments of animal welfare. Animals, 10(10), 1870. https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/10/10/1870

Here are the references to those two studies that tell us about how fast dogs run for different foods:

Variety or the same favourite treat: Bremhorst, A., Bütler, S., Würbel, H., & Riemer, S. (2018). Incentive motivation in pet dogs–preference for constant vs varied food rewards. Scientific Reports, 8(1), 9756. https://www.companionanimalpsychology.com/2019/05/dogs-preferred-training-rewards.html

Kibble or sausage: Riemer, S., Ellis, S. L., Thompson, H., & Burman, O. H. (2018). Reinforcer effectiveness in dogs—The influence of quantity and quality. Applied Animal Behaviour Science. 206:87-93. https://www.companionanimalpsychology.com/2018/11/do-dogs-run-faster-for-more-treats-or.html