by Anna Francesca Bradley | Mar 25, 2019 | Animal Behavior, Pet Guardians, Training
In today’s society, it seems everything has to happen ‘now.’ Results are expected instantaneously and I think, sadly, this notion has to a certain extent worked it’s way into how we think, feel, and live our lives with our dogs …
by BARKS from the Guild | Feb 11, 2019 | Training
By Yvette Van Veen Which Treat Value Is BEST? It depends. There’s so much variation in how food reinforcements are used that we have to look at the objective of the training. Generally there are two styles of training. We...
by Eileen Anderson | Dec 17, 2018 | Animal Behavior, Learning Theory, Training
The trainer Bob Bailey is often quoted as saying that when one is training an animal, “Pavlov is on your shoulder.” He is reminding us that while we are training operant behaviors (sit, down, fetch, weave), there are also respondent...
