@rooeytoo I think you are being slightly too defensive here. You disagreed with me and told me why and so I disagreed with you and told you why. That’s usually how a debate works.
Now, I feel that you have patronised me slightly in the above answer although I doubt you meant to. You see, you’re not the only one who has made a living out of dog training and handling and although you may have been doing it for longer than me I wasn’t born in the 70’s! I didn’t just pull what I said in my previous responses out of my backside. My Aunt, like you, has been a dog trainer and handler since the 70’s and I have followed in her footsteps. I am studying Canine Psychology as well as taking training classes (although I want to be a Canine Behavourist rather than a basic trainer eventually) as it is a subject I am very passionate about which is why I questioned your methods. Usually I agree with your input on Fluther when it comes to dogs but this time I don’t. That’s fine. My methods work for me and your’s work for you. No problem.
However, I do feel that you have contradicted yourself slightly on this thread because you say that memory shouldn’t have anything to do with it in this case:
“This has nothing to do with how its memory works, this is about crapping on the floor”
If that is the case even if you scold the dog straight after it’s misbehaved, if memory has nothing to do with it, how do you think the dog will learn not to do it again? If that were the case then training would be near impossible. I may have misunderstood what you meant and if that’s the case please explain to me.
http://www.gopetsamerica.com/training/how_dog_learns.aspx
http://www.garvinsdogtraining.com/Psychological-Approach-to-Behavior-Problems.html
I don’t usually produce links to prove a point but here are a couple that back up what I am saying (although EVERY dog training advice I found online gives similar advice).
If you have any links or can refer me to any books that back your theory up (ie: that it is a good idea to scold the animal after the event) I would be interested to read. But it seems to me from my studies, books, internet, mentors etc that what I am saying here about the way a dogs memory works and how we can use it in training is a fact.