Whether you have a brand-new puppy or recently adopted an older dog, you’ve likely come across the term “positive reinforcement” when looking up training techniques. But, what is positive ...
Positive and negative reinforcement have become buzzwords for animal behaviorists. But, they are also concepts that you can use as a dog parent to help your pup develop into a well-behaved canine ...
If you consult Merriam-Webster, the word “aversive” means “tending to avoid or causing avoidance of a noxious or punishing stimulus.” Does that sound like a training method you’d want to use on your ...
At some point in my career as a behaviorist, I had the experience of attending a training class with one of my own dogs at a facility (that shall remain nameless) which claims to use only positive ...
The FelineVMA Launches Positive Reinforcement Training Educational Toolkit BRANCHBURG, NJ, UNITED STATES, January 8, ...
My 18-month-old labrador, Bonnie, is extremely lively. I've become somewhat obsessed with training her and have been devouring any resources I can find—YouTube videos, blogs, articles, books, TV ...
At some point in my career as a behaviorist, I had the experience of attending a training class with one of my own dogs at a facility (that shall remain nameless) which claims to use only positive ...