4.4 Shaping other behavior
We use a technique called free shaping to teach a dog certain behaviors.
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4.3 Loose Leash Walking and Heeling
Understanding why dogs pull Humans walk at a slower pace than dogs. Dogs are led by their noses and keen to investigate smells Dogs are excited by things in the environment e.g. other dogs To train them to follow our slow pace and to not follow their scent is not natural for them. It requires …
4.1 Obedience behaviors and impulse control
The obedience behaviors we teach include: Look Touch Sit Down Go to mat Come Stay (Impulse Control) Leave it
4.2 Play
Until now, we have focused on using treats dog to build value in us. Playing with your dog increases the bond with your dog, without the focus on the food. Why is it important to play with your dog? Builds engagement, which you need to teach dog things Improves relationship with owner. The dog likes …
3.5 Learned Irrelevance
If your dog is not following your command, there are chances it is due to Learned Irrelevance. This happens when dogs learn that your command is not important or that it is not necessary to follow through. Learned Irrelevance results in slower learning because they learn to ignore things that are of no importance to …
3.4 How to improve learning
To make a dog learn more quickly, we need have good handling skills, as well as to understand the following principles: Dog must be in positive emotional state Learning environment must be conducive Keep your dog hungry before training Timing of reward must be precise Value of rewards must be high enough to motivate dog …
3.3 Adding a Cue to learned behaviors
Conventional trainers start teaching a dog to sit by saying “Sit” and expect the dog to sit. Because the dog does not understand “Sit”, they then push the dog into a sit and repeating “Sit” with increasing intensity. The dog learns that if he wants to avoid being pushed around or yanked with a leash, …
3.2 Operant Conditioning
Operant conditioning is another form of associative learning model through which our behaviour is shaped by reward (“reinforcement”) or punishment. Reinforcement/reward encourages a good behavior. There are two types of reinforcement, positive reinforcement and negative reinforcement. Punishment discourages a bad behavior. There are two types of punishment, positive punishment and negative punishment. In dog training, …
3.1 Classical conditioning
Classical conditioning (or Pavlonian Conditioning) During his research on the physiology of digestion in dogs, Pavlov noticed that his dogs began to salivate in the presence of the technician who normally fed them, rather than simply salivating in the presence of food. Putting these informal observations to an experimental test, Pavlov presented a bell and …
2.3.1 Redirecting bad behaviors
Even with efforts to prevent bad behaviors and proper socialization, a dog may still show bad behaviors like barking, chewing, mouthing, pulling on leash, chasing things, jumping on people. Some of these behaviors are genetically wired in dogs, so we still need strategies on how to manage these issues. Bad behaviors are generally self-reinforcing behaviors. …