Yelling At Your Dog Can Have Long-Term Negative Effects, Study Shows .<br />An analysis says using <br />negative commands can result <br />in long-term stress for your pooch.<br />The study can be found <br />in the journal BioRxiv.<br />Besides stress, it adds that a <br />dog's cognitive abilities can <br />be also be affected.<br />For the study, 92 dogs from training facilities <br />in Portugal were put into two groups.<br />One group was trained aggressively <br />and had choke collars used on them.<br />The other went through training in a docile manner <br />with rewards coming in the form of treats.<br />The three-year study saw the dogs <br />go through multiple stress tests.<br />In one, negatively-trained dogs approached bowls of food slower <br />than the other, a sign of pessimism.<br />"Dogs trained using aversive-based methods experienced poorer welfare as compared to companion dogs trained using reward-based methods ..."<br />- Researchers, via study.<br />"Dogs attending schools using aversive-based methods displayed more stress-related behaviors ..."<br />- Researchers, via study.<br />It appears saying "Good Dog" may be more important than previously thought
