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I spent a very short time using NRM in a training scenario and quickly dropped them. I have smart dogs and NRMs are redundant to them. They know my body language better than I do and of course they know they didn’t get rewarded. Adding a NRM was completely unnecessary and slowed the whole process down.
No verbal corrections in training. I compare it to a kid solving an algebra equation. You don’t give them the problem until you know they can do each step, but even then, sometimes they get the steps messed up. Instead of “no†that’s not the right answer, you take the kid back to the point where he was successful. Tell him “you were right up until *here*†and have him rework the problem starting from *here*. Same in training.
If you’re doing crate games, SG explains it really well when she says “anytime the dog makes a mistake that’s information he’s giving us.†(Or something like that.) Basically, go back, lower the criteria, and build from there.
In real life I will use a “hey†for serious stuff like about to run me over mid zoomie or thinking about having a snark/fight. But 98% of the time simply saying the dog’s name interrupts the behavior.
No verbal corrections in training. I compare it to a kid solving an algebra equation. You don’t give them the problem until you know they can do each step, but even then, sometimes they get the steps messed up. Instead of “no†that’s not the right answer, you take the kid back to the point where he was successful. Tell him “you were right up until *here*†and have him rework the problem starting from *here*. Same in training.
If you’re doing crate games, SG explains it really well when she says “anytime the dog makes a mistake that’s information he’s giving us.†(Or something like that.) Basically, go back, lower the criteria, and build from there.
In real life I will use a “hey†for serious stuff like about to run me over mid zoomie or thinking about having a snark/fight. But 98% of the time simply saying the dog’s name interrupts the behavior.