THE LEARNING PROCESS Canine Learning Academy is based on the principles of classical conditioning; Pavlov’s dogs salivated at the sound of a bell because they had learned to associate the bell with food, and operant conditioning; Skinner’s pigeons performed a series of movements in order to receive food. Capturing involves waiting for your dog to perform a behavior that you wish to strengthen. The moment your puppy performs the desired behavior without incentive, mark and reward your puppy. For example, if you wanted to teach your dog to lie down using capturing, you would wait until he chooses to lie down, mark and reward your puppy.
Consistency in Training - In order for your dog to clearly understand what you expect, your training must be clear and consistent. This also means that the whole household needs to be on the same page.
Puppies have short attention spans, so training sessions should be brief, but should occur daily. Some of the basic behaviors you want to reinforce: Reinforcement - The timing, strength, and type of reinforcement used to communicate with your dog is critical to the outcome of what your dog learns. A behavior is strengthened when a reinforcement occurs every time.
Say Please- Teach your puppy to sit instead for anything they want. Follow- Introduction of recall (come when called) Trade- Your puppy dropping what's in their mouth for another option, is a great way to teach drop and take.
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