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The Stavroff Method of canine education is an inductive, non-violent teaching method designed to reduce the stress that dogs experience during the training process.
This method is based on the behavioral work of B.F.Skinner and Konrad Lorenz, the 'Guide Dog' work of Scott, Miller and Pfaffenberger, and the motivational work of numerous animal, marine mammal and dog trainers, not the least of whom are Konrad Most, Karen Prior, Tom Rose and Gary Patterson.
The concept is based on the established fact that dogs (in fact, all animals) repeat successful behaviors. Therefore, we use a Three Tier System of simultaneous reward, combining food, praise and play/petting. Slowly, the level of reward is reduced, first the food, second the play/petting, third the praise, with reward only coming on the best performances. This leaves the animal with a lifelong positive association to work. The result is that most pet dogs only require a 'flat collar' to produce reliable performance, thus eliminating the fear and avoidance common in 'choke' or 'slip' collar training.
Students of the Stavroff Method are taught to read, recognize, and interpret dog behaviors and 'displays'. This information allows the trainer to adjust training to suit the character of each individual animal, from the shiest weak pup to the boldest dominant dog, without the serious problems encountered in trying to fit every dog into a single rigid regime.
The trainer becomes a 'teacher', the dog a 'willing participant' in his own education.
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