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Originally Posted by Blackdog22
Now back to compulsion.
Whether some would not like to admit it, some dogs NEED corrections. Some dogs are extremely hard and in some situations these dogs will ONLY respect corrections. For instance, if your dog attacks someone going "oh no poopsiekins please dont maul my friend thats very naughty and you wont get this tasty treat" is not likely to get a dogs attention when the defense drive is stimulated. In a situation like this I think few would argue that compulsion is nessecary.
Compulsion is not limited to situations with aggression.
Many dogs are just hard and need a clear black and white perspective on things. Light compulsion can be a great tool for the advanced OB competitor, to tighten up the routine. For dominant dogs, I think it's nessecary to match there dominance with a sutable correction. Correction do not always have to be physical, infact the rule of thumb is to only correct to the severity of the problem. For a slight dominance tuft, I would likely just do some OB.
tbs, most folk's do not know how to correct a dog. They watch "Ceaser Millan" and figure correcting a dog consists of pointing a finger and going "shhhhhh". Worse then that are the folks who take advice from strangers and proceed to wreath on the choke chain of the dog. Or the folks who go out and buy a prong, only to leave it on there dog as a permanent fixture.
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