Primer As to methods, there may be a million and then some, but principles are few. The man who grasps principles can successfully select his own methods. The man who tries methods, ignoring principles, is sure to have trouble." - Harrison Emerson Dog training,

Classical Conditioning as it Relates to Dog Training First proposed and studied by Ivan Pavlov, classical conditioning is one form of learning in which an organism “learns” through establishing associations between different events and stimuli. For example, when a neutral stimulus (such as a

Operant Conditioning as it Relates to Dog Training “Learn the rules like a pro, so you can break them like an artist.” – Pablo Picasso Operant Conditioning is a type of learning in which a behavior is strengthened (meaning, it will occur more frequently)