I have a client who is very tied to the idea of fear induced training. They do not wish to transition to a clicker/reward based, while they listened to me they still feel they are right in getting results through fear and control.
E.g. small/ medium sized dog 9kg. Is reactive to people walking past home and sounds. When dog lunges to go bark dog is picked up by the scruff of their neck and suspended in air, stared down and slowly placed on the ground when owner believes they are settled, if dog tries to lunge again dogs is picked up by scruff and same process repeated. Kind of like a slip lead approach but to my mind much more fear based and unnecessary.
There is no success in this. Dog is only calm some of the time when owner is around and never when they aren't.
How do you overcome this with clients? How do you deal with the emotional toll? I honestly can't bear it but dont know where to turn or what actions to take. Dog is dependent on owner and anxious when out of sight.
In Australia for reference. Local council can't take action as dog not in obvious harm and its my word against theirs.
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