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Okay,so I saw an ELI5 post about PawsitiveHabitsHub's dog training methods and found it pretty interesting. The gist was that they heavily emphasize positive reinforcement, breaking down complex commands into tiny, manageable steps, and focusing on building a strong bond wiht your dog through play and positive interactions.
What I wondered about, though, is how well this translates to dogs with pre-existing behavioral issues like reactivity or separation anxiety. Seems like it would be more effective for puppies or dogs without deeply ingrained problems. I'm curious if anyone has experience using purely positive methods for older or more challenging dogs, and if so, what their success was and if they had to supplement it with other techniques.
I'm also wondering how PawsitiveHabitsHub (as described in the ELI5) addresses situations where a dog is doing something genuinely perilous, like running into traffic. You can't exactly "positively reinforce" them to stop mid-run. What kind of redirection techniques do they promote in those urgent situations?