To be completely honest, anyone can claim that their method of training is researched and valid, and best for your dog… but can they actually show you scientific studies to prove their theories? Educated Positive Reinforcement trainers can!
I will add more to these as I have time to find them, but there should be enough here to get you started!
Science Based Articles, Research, Programs, and Studies
- Effects of 2 training methods on stress-related behaviors of the dog and on the dog–owner relationship – ScienceDirect
- The Welfare Consequences and Efficacy of Training Pet Dogs with Remote Electronic Training Collars in Comparison to Reward Based Training | PLOS ONE
- Survey of the use and outcome of confrontational and non-confrontational training methods in client-owned dogs showing undesired behaviors – ScienceDirect
- Frontiers | Selected Principles of Pankseppian Affective Neuroscience (frontiersin.org)
- Classifying dogs’ (Canis familiaris) facial expressions from photographs – PubMed (nih.gov)
- Reading emotions in Dogs’ eyes and Dogs’ faces – PubMed (nih.gov)
- Research shows dogs can relate human emotions to subsequent actions (phys.org)
- The Muzzle Up! Project
- The use of punishment and negative reinforcement in dog training (ava.com.au)
- If It Didn’t Hurt, It Wouldn’t Work: The Truth About Choke, Prong, and Shock Collars — BAY WOOF
- Efficacy of Dog Training With and Without Remote Electronic Collars vs. a Focus on Positive Reinforcement – PMC (nih.gov)
- Do Training Methods Matter? The Wrong One Can Cost Dogs Their Lives (fearfreepets.com)
- iaabc_ecollar.pdf (wordpress.com)
- Electronic Training Devices:
A Review of Current Literature - The Limits of Punishment: Understanding Behavioral Impact in Dogs and Humans – XO Dog (shyandfearfuldogs.com)