“Advanced training is simply the precise application of the fundamentals.” — Dr. Robert E. Bailey Really? That’s all there is to it? To highly successful trainers, this statement is a reminder to always start with the fundamentals. Whether solving behavior problems or training a new dog, the fundamentals of behavior Read more…
There’s a big picture, and it involves how we treat animals and humans. Positive reinforcement can help us get others to respond in ways we like. It requires us to observe our own behavior and choose what we do so we can get the responses we want. This is how Read more…
Here are the basic principles of behavior science: Stimulation, Reinforcement, Extinction, Punishment, and Generalization. Stimulation is a cue; it’s whatever causes the animal to do a particular behavior. You may be thinking about saying “sit” and the dog sits; that’s one, but you’ll learn to observe that there are so Read more…
You can be whomever you want! There’s an advantage to enjoying reading about the topic of behavior science. You don’t have to read the cold, dry language of scientific studies, but it’s helpful to choose books and articles that include references you can check. You have to be objective and Read more…
“Training” most often refers to changing the behavior of an organism. The organism may be your dog or cat, horse or parrot, fish, lizard, or a human family member. The behavior may be your dog learning to retrieve a ball, a lizard going to a certain area of his cage, Read more…