This Punishment Procedures Index is part of the Auxilary Pages section
of the Dog Science Dog Training Workshop, and the Dog Science Network
Pages Focusing on the Effective & Humane Use of Punishment Procedures
In all of dog training, there is no other single topic that is less understood or more confusing to laymen than the very nuanced particulars of punishment - what it is - how it is best delivered - and the effect it has on the punished party. The following links are, therefore, provided in the hope that they will facilitate a better understanding of that most confusing topic.
The three recommended punishment procedures
Differentiating between potential punishers, primary punishers, and conditioned punishers
The three things that must be in place for a technique to qualify as being a punishment procedure
The ethics of dispensing aversives
The relationship of punishment to psychological trauma
On the potential side effects of using punishment, and how to avoid them
The three-pronged approach to conditioning behavior, and how to select a punisher
A conversation with a veterinarian about punishment
The variables that determine how difficult it will be to get a problem behavior stopped
Comparing and Contrasting Hard and Soft Dogs
How to use the corrective tap as a punisher
How to use spray mist as a punisher
How words can be transformed into effective punishers through classical conditioning
How to use your voice as a punisher
More Information about how to use your unsettling voice
Establishing the word no as a conditioned punisher
On the effectiveness of punishment procedures properly applied
How joyful affect serves to make punishment more effective
Never punish your dog by giving him commands
How to punish your dog for engaging in potentially catastrophic behavior