Tag: Theory
Rewarding with Action
Generalizing the Pedestal with a Circuit
Humor, Repetition and the Classical Condition
Yesterday, I did a piece on Reframing the Dog’s Understanding of the Door. A couple of the comments pointed out some gaps in the one…
Reward Placement
Pressure
Variable Reinforcement
Criteria
Rate of Reinforcement
Resource Management
Consequence
Positive Marker
Four Principles of Positive Training
These are standard Positive Training principles with a little Pawsitive Vybe flavor added to them – and the mindmap is just really cool. It’s a…
Economics of Distraction
The Cookie Process
One of the goals as a professional dog trainer is to have a simple, accessible philosophy that can be communicated easily and applied fairly simply…
Contextual vs Conceptual Understanding in Dog Training
The Importance of Using a Positive Marker in Dog Frisbee
Zen of Oppositional Behaviors
Can you Drop something without it being held? Can you get Off of something without being On it in the first place? Can you do…