Dr. Ori Stollar

Because then, you know, kind of like what you mentioned before there and the apps of the American Veterinary Society for Animal Behaviorist and of course, our college. And by the way, I'm not representing them. I'm not there. I mean, in a way, I am representing them, but not officially. Right. Correct. But I am actually a member of the app. So nobody is paying me. I actually pay them. Yes.

Because then, you know, kind of like what you mentioned before there and the apps of the American Veterinary Society for Animal Behaviorist and of course, our college. And by the way, I'm not representing them. I'm not there. I mean, in a way, I am representing them, but not officially. Right. Correct. But I am actually a member of the app. So nobody is paying me. I actually pay them. Yes.

To be a member. Same goes for the American College of Veterinary Behaviors. And we try to rely on the most current, but actually also very old, scientific data. And right now, most of it, or at least the better studies do show that the reward based training seems to be more effective in more cases. Again, later we can discuss other studies as well.

To be a member. Same goes for the American College of Veterinary Behaviors. And we try to rely on the most current, but actually also very old, scientific data. And right now, most of it, or at least the better studies do show that the reward based training seems to be more effective in more cases. Again, later we can discuss other studies as well.

I mean, I'm not sure. I never did a survey, right? So I can't say that for sure. I mean, I can tell you that, again, most of the... behavior specialists that I know will not send away someone just because he's working with a trainer that works in a specific way. They might try to educate because again, even me, I'm saying that

I mean, I'm not sure. I never did a survey, right? So I can't say that for sure. I mean, I can tell you that, again, most of the... behavior specialists that I know will not send away someone just because he's working with a trainer that works in a specific way. They might try to educate because again, even me, I'm saying that

my preference is the reward-based training, is the force-free training, positive reinforcement, whatever you want to call it. Yeah, that's my preference as well. But we try to educate. We try to see what works best and how we can actually be on the same page. I do admit that if I get a dog, again, let's say an example of an aggressive dog,

my preference is the reward-based training, is the force-free training, positive reinforcement, whatever you want to call it. Yeah, that's my preference as well. But we try to educate. We try to see what works best and how we can actually be on the same page. I do admit that if I get a dog, again, let's say an example of an aggressive dog,

and he's fearful and that's the cause for the aggression and the owners are very adamant about shocking him every time he growls for example it concerns me because you know let's let's say kind of for a second i'm going to jump to something that we're going to discuss a bit later but let's say the dog we also thought that the dog needs some sort of

and he's fearful and that's the cause for the aggression and the owners are very adamant about shocking him every time he growls for example it concerns me because you know let's let's say kind of for a second i'm going to jump to something that we're going to discuss a bit later but let's say the dog we also thought that the dog needs some sort of

medication, some sort of behavioral medication, psychoactive medication, I want the owners to think that that's the treatment that it's like a magic drug that's going to fix everything. And because the behavior modification part, the environmental management is in most cases, so much more important than using those psycho psychoactive medications. And if

medication, some sort of behavioral medication, psychoactive medication, I want the owners to think that that's the treatment that it's like a magic drug that's going to fix everything. And because the behavior modification part, the environmental management is in most cases, so much more important than using those psycho psychoactive medications. And if

I have someone that does something that I really like, training wise that doing something that I really think is gonna basically prevent us from reaching correct. It was probably not a resolution and improvement of the problematic behavior. then not because I'm mad at them or anything like that, just because I think you're not the end result. Correct. Exactly.

I have someone that does something that I really like, training wise that doing something that I really think is gonna basically prevent us from reaching correct. It was probably not a resolution and improvement of the problematic behavior. then not because I'm mad at them or anything like that, just because I think you're not the end result. Correct. Exactly.

And it's going to be the way a waste of their time, a waste of their money. And then they're going to end up maybe even upset about me and might start saying, you see, we told you that that medication is BS medications don't work. Yeah, they don't. Again, it's not like a magic thing, right? It's not like a one and done. So

And it's going to be the way a waste of their time, a waste of their money. And then they're going to end up maybe even upset about me and might start saying, you see, we told you that that medication is BS medications don't work. Yeah, they don't. Again, it's not like a magic thing, right? It's not like a one and done. So

Yeah, even if it's the best, and it's the right medication, if we don't do the rest of the stuff correctly, not we're not going to get results. And that's very important to know about using medications.

Yeah, even if it's the best, and it's the right medication, if we don't do the rest of the stuff correctly, not we're not going to get results. And that's very important to know about using medications.

I mean, you did write there at the end that you would like to discuss it with someone who knows. Hopefully I am that someone. That's why also we're doing this.

I mean, you did write there at the end that you would like to discuss it with someone who knows. Hopefully I am that someone. That's why also we're doing this.