by PPGWorld | May 4, 2016 | Animal Behavior, Learning Theory, Training
Many years ago when I was first learning this “new” method called positive reinforcement training, even though my dog was learning in huge leaps to do all the behaviors I asked him to do, I had this nagging question: But...
by Eileen Anderson | May 2, 2016 | Training
The “yelling” question comes up regularly for positive reinforcement-based trainers. “Am I a bad person if I yell at my dogs?” “Is it positive punishment to yell at my dogs?” And the accusatory version, “Do you NEVER yell at your …
by Ewa Highland | May 2, 2016 | Animal Behavior, Business & Consulting, Learning Theory, Training
When consulting on canine behavior problems, you will be looking at your ABCs – Antecedent – Behaviour – Consequence – as part of your functional assessment. The immediate antecedents, such as direct environment, setting the dog off doing...
by PPGWorld | Apr 30, 2016 | Animal Behavior, Training
Are dogs with docked or missing tails vulnerable to miscommunication or misunderstanding by other dogs? Or do they learn to rely on other body language communication? I have a little rescue dog (right) who came to me from Romania with …
by Margaret Gray | Apr 13, 2016 | Learning Theory, Training
Click – treat, click – treat, click – treat. As trainers, we all know what is going on here; someone is conditioning a clicker. But the lines can get blurred from here. First we click and treat until the animal …
