… by Averill Ring The domestic dog’s ancestors were carnivorous beasts that hunted and killed other animals for food. The behaviors associated with these skills are “hard wired” into our dogs to some extent. Without these skills they would perish. … Continue reading
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… by Cathy Hughes Adding a new puppy to your family is an exciting event. It may have followed long research or it may have been an impulse adoption. In any event, it doesn’t take long before the romance period … Continue reading
… by Cathy Hughes Operant conditioning made its major scientific debut in the 1920s, and clicker training was used for training many species of animals for commercial purposes as early as the 1940s. This thing called Click & Treat (C&T) … Continue reading
by Cathy Hughes Obedience classes have gone through an amazing metamorphosis in the past two decades. Methods well grounded in the science of operant conditioning in general and positive reinforcement in particular are being used routinely in the training of … Continue reading