How to Train a Dog II
A Study Guide #2 Value and Shaping If all has gone well since the last blog, our dogs should be chasing us around soliciting us for attention and reinforcement. By now we should have a well established mark and a dog that is well
How to Train a Dog I
A Training Study Guide #1 I’m writing this for my clients, students, and friends. If you see something you disagree with, please let me know. I’m prone to grammatical errors and occasional stupid thoughts. I’m not above amending this paper or changing my
Primer
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
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