Training using shaping is teaching a behavior by teaching successive approximations or steps toward that final behavior. I wrote about shaping in a previous post. Here are some tips for improving your shaping skills. Â To read my original post, please click here.
You may think you are using positive reinforcement, but if your dog or other pet is not motivated to do more of the behavior, then you may not be reinforcing the behavior.
Regulating arousal is not so natural for most dogs. To teach your dog to settle think about it like teaching
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