The use of inappropriate, inhumane compulsion based methods in training is something that I am strongly against with all dogs, even more so with fearful, reactive and/or aggressive dogs. Pro-compulsion trainers often use many arguments (and misapplied/understood scientific theory) to justify their methods.
I recently wrote an article explaining why science states that these methods are not going to be effective, aside from all of the ethical concerns. I was lucky enough to get it published in the Pet Professional Guild's (of which I am a proud member) Barks From The Guild (Force Free Training) magazine.
For those interested in having a read, you can find the Summer 2013 issue here:
http://issuu.com/petprofessionalguild/docs/bftg-summer2013
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