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Positive-only trainers avoid all aversives.  Although all ‘positive-only’ trainers make use of that part of the principles of learning theory concerning rewards, they avoid the use of those principles, which concern punishment or coercion.  Not all those who use clickers are positive only trainers.  Some clicker trainers feel that those who use aversives at any time,  are not 'true' clicker trainers.  A full explanation of the scientific principles on which clicker training is based can be found here...

A different meaning of punishment. The word 'punishment' used in the context of clicker training is not used in the sense that most of us would use the word in normal conversation, but  is the scientific definition of punishment,  and the breadth of it’s scope may surprise some readers.  Read more...

The challenge of gundog training. Many clicker trainers strive to use no form of restraint or coercion whatsoever on their dogs at any time, whether during training sessions or during any other interactions with their dogs. Training a gundog using positive only methods can be very challenging. Find out why here...

Progress in positive only training.  The Gundog Club is interested to follow the progress of any gundogs  which are trained using entirely positive only methods as defined here  and welcomes any information on achievements by these dogs in competition

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