Why positive reinforcement is the best way to learn

There are several ways to train dogs, but these days more and more talented trainers are choosing to use positive reinforcement as their main method. What is good about positive reinforcement and why should dog owners choose it? 

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Positive reinforcement is used by many of the world’s most famous dog trainers. For example, Victoria Stilwell uses many learning techniques, but they are all based on positive reinforcement. She lists several benefits of positive reinforcement for dog training.

7 Reasons to Choose Positive Reinforcement for Dog Training

1. Reinforced behaviors show up more often, which means that you are pleasantly and painlessly teaching your dog to behave correctly. And in principle, you can teach your four-legged friend anything.
2. Positive reinforcement training helps to create a strong bond between owner and dog, as well as a trusting relationship.
3. You do not suppress the dog, but teach it to cooperate with you, which means you increase the level of motivation of your four-legged friend.  
4. Dogs that are trained with positive reinforcement learn faster and more readily, and the skill is learned more strongly.
5. You teach the dog to really deal with frustration, to control himself, to take initiative and perseverance (in a good way).
6. You get a dog that obeys you because it wants to, not because it’s afraid to disobey.
7. With the help of positive reinforcement, you can not only train the dog, but also correct the behavior. And such correction methods are more reliable, safer and have a longer-term effect.

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