Teaching Leadership to Clients 5.0
Objectives What is leadership and why is it important we teach it? Is this the same as “dominance theory”? How does it relate to ethology?…
Author: Michael D'Abruzzo
Q&A #118
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Fading off the Prompt in Obedience 5.0
Objectives What is fading off the prompt? What is the prerequisite? How to fading from lure Fading from presentations What is fading off the prompt?…
Q&A #117
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Marking the Behavior 5.0
Objectives The biggest mistake at this stage is to make it more than what it is! Keep it simple for the client. What is marking?…
Q&A #116
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Maintenance in Obedience Plans
Objectives The checklist What is maintenance? The process of keeping or continuing something. When does it begin? The moment you start testing a handler on…
Q&A #115
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How to Use Your Training Template 5.0
Objectives What is a training template? What are the sections? How do you use the sections? How do you use templates with clients? How do…
Q&A #114
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Generalization in the Obedience Plan
Objectives What is generalization? Stimuli – Anything that can be detected by the senses. Generalization – Similar response when the stimuli are not exactly the…
Q&A #113
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Clinical signs caused by the use of electric training collars on dogs in everyday life situations, E. Schalke, J. Stichnoth, S. Ott, R. Jones-Baade
Abstract The use of electric shock collars for training dogs is the subject of considerable controversy. Supporters claim that they are a reliable means of…
The Indispensable Dog, Clive D. L. Wynne
Abstract Dogs’ remarkable success in living in a human-dominated world rests on a set of adaptations to cohabitation with humans. In this paper, I review…
Intro to Phase 3 Avoidance Conditioning 5.0
What is Phase 3 avoidance conditioning? Avoidance conditioning is a process that teaches the dog how to avoid punishment How does avoidance conditioning differ in phase 3?…