Stop shouting ‘no’: Gentle parenting trick will help 34% of owners struggling with dog behaviour

A recent nationwide survey has revealed 34% of dog owners are unsure about training, with recall, loose-lead walking and reactivity among the most common issues.

Telling your dog off by shouting or repeatedly saying “no” is a common way for owners to try discipline their dogs, but past studies have revealed using a negative reinforcement-based methods is actually the least effective method.

With gentle parenting becoming more popular as seen in wider parenting discussions and also now appearing in conversations about dog behaviour, Chris Maxted, director of retractable dog safety gate supplier Dog-G8 shares this key gentle parenting technique that can help dogs learn in a positive way.

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