Classical Conditioning in Dog Training

Speaker:  Sue Alexander CPT-KSA, CBCC-KA, CDBC

When training a dog, the first tools we think of are in the realm of operant conditioning; what the dog does produces an outcome.  There is a whole other realm of learning that dog trainers need to know about; the learning that occurs classically!  Classical conditioning is the effect that results when two stimuli are paired together.  Using classical conditioning in dog training is a powerful type of learning that can help you change behaviours in profound ways, getting at the underpinning of motivation for canine behaviour.  When you think like a dog trainer, you think both about what the learner has under his control, but also what he learns when he is not controlling aspects of his environment by understanding the use of classical conditioning in dog training. (illustration: 1. a dog bowl and 2. food-two paired stimuli)

Cost: $25.00 USD  

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Understanding Basic Dog Ethology for Dog Trainers

Speaker: Ken McCort

Recorded: November 5, 2013
Available recorded only.

You have heard much of dog ethology. But how does understanding it benefit dog trainers? This presentation can benefit people who train dogs, and especially those who work with behavior concerns,  by looking into and understanding dog behavior under “natural” conditions.  If humans were not taking care of the dog, how does it survive?  What role did dogs play with humans before that became companions or “pets” and how does that affect the dog population today?  This is an introductory look at the ethology, starting with when ethology came into the field of science and then looking at what it has done to enhance our understanding of why dogs do what they do.

Some of what to expect in this webinar:

• We will look at the selective breeding for specific behaviors and groups of behaviors in dogs from ethnologically based needs.
• We will examine what happens when these “bred for” behaviors are directed at unwanted stimuli.
• We will discuss what happens when dogs don’t have an outlet for these bred for behaviors.
• We will analyze some specific cases were trainers and dog handlers misunderstood the motivations of some dogs’ behaviors and made the situation worse.

Cost: $25.00

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Cost: $25.00

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