Well, any topic will give you a variety of opinions, but, some opinions have more science and truth behind them.
For example: don't tug/maintain eye contact/punish are from the old school dominance theories of dog training. Current science debunked the logic behind these theories long ago. People just don't like to let go. Tug/look away/don't (positively*) punish are more recent theories of training, as proven by a great deal of science.
As to the "do one thing and stick to it" v. "here's 5 things you can try" what we're trying to say by "stick to it" is "longer than 5 minutes". People are impatient. You have to give things time to see if they work or not. Trying something twice and then throwing up your hands and saying "man, what a stupid dog" isn't even in it, though it's a common enough thing to do.
as to "leave the room" v. "don't leave the puppy unattended" we mean "leave the room for 20 seconds which is about 15 seconds past a puppy's attention span anyway" not "go to the store and try on a bunch of shoes, then get ice cream on the way home."
I suppose we could be clearer. I mean, geez, I know what I mean, why don't you, internet stranger?
*positively in the Pavlovian sense means to add a bad sensation, i.e., a collar snap, a shock from a shock collar, etc. negative punishment means removing something good, generally your attention. When people say "purely positive", what they mean is only using positive reinforcers (clicks and treats) and punishing only in the sense of ignoring the dog, not causing any discomfort.
For example: don't tug/maintain eye contact/punish are from the old school dominance theories of dog training. Current science debunked the logic behind these theories long ago. People just don't like to let go. Tug/look away/don't (positively*) punish are more recent theories of training, as proven by a great deal of science.
As to the "do one thing and stick to it" v. "here's 5 things you can try" what we're trying to say by "stick to it" is "longer than 5 minutes". People are impatient. You have to give things time to see if they work or not. Trying something twice and then throwing up your hands and saying "man, what a stupid dog" isn't even in it, though it's a common enough thing to do.
as to "leave the room" v. "don't leave the puppy unattended" we mean "leave the room for 20 seconds which is about 15 seconds past a puppy's attention span anyway" not "go to the store and try on a bunch of shoes, then get ice cream on the way home."
I suppose we could be clearer. I mean, geez, I know what I mean, why don't you, internet stranger?
*positively in the Pavlovian sense means to add a bad sensation, i.e., a collar snap, a shock from a shock collar, etc. negative punishment means removing something good, generally your attention. When people say "purely positive", what they mean is only using positive reinforcers (clicks and treats) and punishing only in the sense of ignoring the dog, not causing any discomfort.
