In Animal Training, Practice Builds Confidence
How Give More Value To A Behavior
Motivating operations are conditions occurring before the behavior that make the reinforcement more or less
Why Labeling Your Pet Does Not Solve Problems
(This is one of my past Hyde Park Living columns) My whole fascination for the study of behavior science was founded over 12 years ago on an international list started by Dr. Susan Friedman (a psychology professor at Utah State University who has pioneered the use of Applied Behavior Analysis with companion animals). Having that […]
A Dog Training Tip From Sam
Lisa Desatnik Offers Free Bite Prevention Programs For Kids
Each year millions of visits to emergency rooms are due to dog bites, and often times children are the most likely to get bitten…frequently by their own or a neighbor’s dog. But bites do not happen out of the blue and they can be prevented.
Be Your Pet’s Best Teacher
Solving A Parrot Biting Problem Positively
The other night I was watching television with my birds (Barnaby on his play gym and Dreyfuss on her window perch) and it was that time. Yep, the clock said 9:00 p.m. and that meant they needed to go back to their cages for the night. Really this wasn’t much different than many nights in […]
Giving Your Dog An Enrichment Toy Solves Behavior Problems
Something to keep in mind…If your dog is engaged with an activity enrichment or chew toy, these are some things your dog WILL NOT be engaged it:
Please Don’t Punish Your Muddy Dog
A Pet Training Tip on Reinforcement
In the beginning, deliver positive reinforcers immediately and consistently