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What Does Generalization Mean in Dog Training?
n dog training terms, generalization means a dog is able to perform a behavior and/or to experience an associated emotional response across different contexts.
Neuroplasticity and Behavior Change
If you’re wondering whether neuroplasticity really is important to dog training, it absolutely is. And taking a minute to give this post a read might help you better understand a big part of the why behind your dog’s training plan.
Why Follow Leash Laws…
Let’s look at the reasons a dog may not want to be approached by an off-leash dog no regardless of how friendly or well-trained the off-leash dog’s owners insist he or she is…
Using Food in Dog Training
So why should you use food in training? In short, it is the single most effective and adaptive training tool you have.
Front Loading the Work
In a nutshell, this means we meet the dog where they really and truly are in the training process and progress at the pace they need us to in order for learning and behavior change to be successful.
Is He Good with Other Dogs?
How a dog engages with other dogs depends on a variety of factors including not just that dog's personality but the personality of the dog(s) with whom he/she is interacting, the environment in which they are interacting, the behavior of the humans present, and any number of variables…
Leash Gremlins Need Love Too: Help for Reactive Dogs
Reactivity is one of the single most common behavior issues faced by dogs and their people. In fact, many of us need only glance a few inches down the couch to see our very own much loved leash gremlins.