by Niki Tudge | Aug 16, 2021 | Training Your Pet
There are always rumblings on social media about different dog training methods and their names and acronyms. Everyone seems to have comments and opinions on why one method is better than another. In some cases, in fact in many cases long Facebook threads, arguments...
by DogSmith | Nov 29, 2011 | Dog Training Professionals
Niki Tudge Copyright 2009 There are four types of operant learning, defined as such because the behavior operates on the environment. Two of the quadrants of operant conditioning strengthen behaviors, referred to as reinforcements. The other two of the operant...
by DogSmith | Oct 15, 2011 | Blogs To Help You Train Your Dog
Written by Niki Tudge Let us consider Sea World. I am sure many of you have watched dolphins or whales perform many creative and amazing tricks. How do the marine trainers get these behaviors and put them under stimulus control? They certainly do not use a choke chain...
by DogSmith | Jan 31, 2011 | Blogs To Help You Train Your Dog
Abstract Certified and professional dog trainers have science on their side. Dog training methods used by educated and well versed dog trainers are based on sound scientific principles that really do work. A good people trainer can take the complex world of learning...
by DogSmith | Oct 1, 2009 | Blogs To Help You Train Your Dog
The techniques used for changing behavior are either operant conditioning techniques or respondent conditioning techniques. Respondent conditioning techniques are used for addressing conditioned emotional responses for example behaviors such as fear, panic or anxiety...
