Hi Mr Man!
Traditional vs. Holistic dog training approaches can be compared to Traditional vs. Holistic human medicine.
Traditional approaches involve hearing the symptoms and treating them (dog pulls = prong collar. Headache = tylenol.)
Holistic approaches look at the big picture to find the
cause of the problem. Dog pulls because we have unwittingly taught the dog to do so, so we need to rewire our habits to resolve the problem. Headache is there because of stress, therefor we need to find a way to reduce stress to prevent future headaches.
What I do is hear that your dog pulls and with all other information you give me make out a game plan. So not only will I teach you traditional methods to stop the pulling, but will also show you not-so-obvious solutions to the problem. The dog pulls your arm out of the socket because he is SO BORED all day long at home, which turns him into a giddy maniac on the leash, therefor to help with pulling, the dog needs lots of mental stimulation at home all day.
Does that make sense?
Holistic is looking at he big picture to find a solution to the SOURCE not just the problem.
