The whole idea behind training your dog is to get rid of the behaviors you don’t want, while encouraging the ones you do. Sounds simple enough, right? Until, despite your best efforts, you end up accidentally doing the opposite. Today, Julie Fudge Smith and Tina Spring talk about how we can unintentionally reinforce the wrong behaviors in our dogs, and offer solutions for what to do when that happens.
Resources:
Podcasts:
198: The Premack Principle
111: Managing Your Dog Is Training Your Dog!
Blogs:
Management, Relationship, and Training: the key to better living with dogs.
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