fun4fido
Blog URL http://www.fun4fido.co.uk/blog/
Located Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex United Kingdom
Tags dogtraining, dogtrainer, dogs, clickertraining, canines, puppies, dog, puppy, doginfo
Clicker training for dogs. My goal is to help you build a strong bond with your dog, and to show you how you can enrich your special relationship with effective communication and build trust and respect with kind consistent training methods.
Latest Blog Posts
- Classical Conditioning Simply Explained on Nov 13, 2009 in associative learning classical conditioning dog training dogs pavlov puppy training respondent conditioning
Classical conditioning is an association between two stimuli. Of these two stimuli, one is neutral and in the beginning has no meaning. The other stimulus is one that does already have meaning for the dog (or human). The stimulus can be pleasant, or...
- The Shape Of Things To Come on Nov 7, 2009 in clicker training dog behaviour dog training ooperant conditioning operant conditioning shaping shaping behaviour
Shaping is defined as the teaching by differential reinforcement of new behaviours by systematically reinforcing successive approximations toward a final finished behaviour. Basically you are splitting the behaviour down in to easy to manage su...
- Clicker Mechanics on Oct 14, 2009 in capturing clicker mechanics clicker training dog training operant conditioning puppy training shaping
As a teenager I remember training in the athletics team at school, being tall and agile I faired well in the 200 meter hurdles, but I recall the hours spent practicing. I had many different mechanical (physical) aspects to think about, stride timing...
- New Book: Inside Of A Dog on Sep 15, 2009 in Books alexandra horowitz canine cognition dog book inside of a dog
What is it like to be a dog? In her new book, Alexandra Horowitz evokes the dog’s perspective by interweaving the science of dog cognition and perception with personal reflections on her own dog’s behavior. Ranging from what it might be l...
- Hand Targeting For Fearful Dogs on Sep 10, 2009 in behaviour problems clicker training dog behaviour dog training fearful dogs hand targeting operant conditioning
There is no doubt that owning and working with a fearful dog can be a challenge. If you own a fearful dog is it very important for you to educate yourself and learn as much as you can so that you can help your dog become less afraid and a more confid...
- Top 10 Puppy Training Tips on Aug 27, 2009 in dog training dogs puppies puppy puppy training
Reinforce The Good, Ignore The Bad: Dogs are learning 24/7 from the second you get them home. It is all too easy to inadvertently train your puppy to do the wrong thing: this is called accidental reinforcement. A typical example of this is your puppy...
- New Book: Dog Heroes - Ben Holt on Aug 21, 2009 in Books dog book dog stories dogs
Dog Heroes - True Stories of Canine Courage Swansea Jack, the Labrador who saved more than 25 people from drowning. Max, the police German shepherd who chased and caught two convicted criminals. Shadow, the Rottweiler that saved three young childre...
