als ▁( I AC P ) ▁strongly ▁oppos es ▁legisl ation ▁that ▁b ans ▁or ▁limits ▁the ▁hum ane ▁use ▁of ▁any ▁training ▁tool , ▁saying ▁It ▁is ▁our ▁conv iction ▁that ▁limit ing ▁the ▁hum ane ▁use ▁of ▁training ▁tools ▁would ▁result ▁in ▁a ▁higher ▁inc idence ▁of ▁n uis ance ▁and ▁dangerous ▁dog ▁behavior , ▁and ▁more ▁dogs ▁being ▁surrender ed ▁to ▁already ▁over - bur den ed ▁public ▁sh el ters .... ▁Dog ▁training ▁is ▁a ▁very ▁diverse ▁field ▁with ▁a ▁single ▁common ▁thread : ▁communication . ▁D ogs ▁are ▁trained ▁for ▁many ▁different ▁tasks ▁such ▁as ▁assist ing ▁the ▁disabled , ▁police ▁work , ▁her ding , ▁hunting , ▁protection , ▁competition ▁and ▁companion ship . ▁Professional ▁train ers ▁achieve ▁these ▁training ▁goals ▁by ▁using ▁a ▁wide ▁variety ▁of ▁tools ▁to ▁communicate ▁with ▁the ▁dog , ▁both ▁at ▁close ▁range , ▁and ▁over ▁long ▁distances . ▁Done ▁effectively , ▁this ▁communication ▁increases ▁des irable ▁behav iors ▁and ▁reduces ▁the ▁inc idence ▁of ▁problem ▁behav iors ▁in ▁dogs .... ▁Any ▁efforts ▁to ▁ban ▁or ▁limit ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁training ▁tools ▁would ▁h inder ▁this ▁communication , ▁and ▁our ▁ability ▁to ▁train ▁dogs ▁would ▁suffer . ▁Working ▁dogs ▁would ▁no ▁longer ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁achieve ▁highly ▁special ized ▁tasks , ▁and ▁families ▁with ▁pet ▁dogs ▁would ▁have ▁fewer ▁options ▁available ▁to ▁correct ▁behavior al ▁problems .... ▁Training ▁tools , ▁when ▁properly ▁util ized , ▁are ▁safe ▁and ▁hum ane ". ▁ ▁Rand all ▁Lock wood ▁Ph D , ▁senior ▁vice ▁president