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- Head collars (Gentle Leaders)
- Martingale or sight hound collars
- Flat buckle collars
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- Pinch collars
- Choke collars
- Electronic shock collars
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- Crate training
- House training
- Tie down training
- Making the pet part of the family by residing indoors
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- Chaining/tethering a dog outdoors
- Keeping an animal solely outdoors without access to the guardian's living space
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- Investigating medical problems first
- Understanding that proper nutrition can affect behavior (encouraging pet owners to feed a human grade holistic food)
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- Use of food to train & reward behaviors;
- Using operant conditioning (positive reinforcement and negative punishment); Utilizing clicker training
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- Proper training to use a scratch post
- Soft nail caps
- Keeping the claws trimmed short
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- Investigate the cause and treat appropriately using management and humane training
- Citronella collar only as a last resort after every other solution has been exhausted
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- Debarking
- Bark (shock) collars
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- Hands are meant for petting, grooming and health care, never for physical punishment
- Proper management of pet through crate training, exercise pens, tie downs, attending a professional humane training course
- Spaying/Neutering
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- Pushing, Shoving, Pulling, Yelling, Kicking, Choking, etc.
- Lifting by collar or leash (choking)
- Helicoptering (swinging dog around by leash)
- Swinging by hind legs or front legs
- Scruff shaking
- Alpha rolling
- Scolding
- Shaker can (typically a soda can w/ pennies inside)
- Ear or lip pinching
- Throw chains or cans
- Throwing any objects at an animal (other than treats!)
- Hitting w/ hands
- Rubbing nose
- Forcing head under water, etc.
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