TRAINING METHODS & TOOLS

Management To increase, redirect or decrease behavior. Rearrange environment, remove or distant triggers (baby gates, friendly fencing, puppy proofing, etc.)

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Antecedent Modification To increase, decrease or redirect behavior, change events (triggers) that happens before the behavior

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Positive Reinforcement To increase behavior, reward desired behavior (capture, lure, shape, model)

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Differential Reinforcement To redirect, decrease or increase behavior. Reward for preferred, alternate, other or change in the rate of behavior

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Classical and Counter-Conditioning To change emotion and create new associations

 

Desensitization To decrease emotional response, develop a systematic graduated exposure therapy plan

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Social Learning Observational Modeling To increase, decrease or redirect behavior through use of a dog or human model as a sample to model wanted behavior (imitation, emulation, etc.) In order for a dog to understand what is asked or expected of them, it is only fair to communicate and inform them when they are doing something right and when they are doing something wrong. I incorporate positive and negative reinforcement to achieve this. This is called balancing training.