If you have a dog that continues to move to the end of the leash, bark for attention, jump on people, or bump your leg at the dinner table despite your best efforts to teach an alternative behavior, there are many reasons it could be happening. One of those reasons could actually be that you are inadvertently teaching your dog a behavior chain – and those behaviors are part of it. [Read more…] about How Behavior Chains Cause Dog Behavior Problems
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Understanding Associative Learning
Remember – there is always a reason for behavior.
Through life, all of us – including our non-human friends are continually learning from our past experiences associations that impact our emotions, our thoughts and our behaviors. [Read more…] about Understanding Associative Learning