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The Australian Veterinary Association clearly recommends reward-based training and advises against the use of aversive methods, as these can increase anxiety, stress, and defensive aggression in dogs. If our national veterinary body recognises that aversive or “balanced” training practices are not in the best welfare interests of dogs, then it raises an important question: Why are such methods still widely accepted and marketed as ‘normal’ training? Until we shift the cultural understanding of d