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Mastering Real-World Focus: Learning in Distraction Dog Training, Proofing Dog Behavior & Training Dogs with Distractions

Teaching in Distractions Teaching your dog to focus in challenging environments Teaching your dog to respond to cues is typically simple in a controlled environment, but transitioning those behaviors into real-world settings can pose a...
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Mastering the 3 Ds of Dog Training: Duration, Distance & Distraction

Dogs Don’t Generally Generalize Well Proofing refers to the practice of reinforcing a dog's learned behaviors under various conditions to ensure reliability in real-life situations. Dogs don't generally generalize well*, meaning they might perform a...
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Practicing Cue Proofing: Track Your Dog’s Training Progress Over 6 Weeks

Practice Makes Progress! Cue: Duration Distance Distraction Start Date Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Need a little extra support? Book a complimentary call with one of our dog...
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Understanding Behavior Threshold Dog Training: An Example of How to Track Dog Behavior Thresholds

Ongoing Monitoring Regularly reassessing your dog's thresholds is essential in behavior threshold dog training. As your dog learns and adapts, their comfort levels around certain triggers can change. This is why it’s important to track...
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Understanding Dog Stress Signals, Recognizing Dog Body Language, and Reactive Dog Triggers

Signs of Stress and Identifying Triggers Dogs may display various signs of stress when reacting to triggers. Recognizing dog body language is essential for understanding your dog's emotional state and identifying specific reactive dog triggers...
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Understanding Positive Reinforcement, the Force-Free Dog Training Philosophy, and Agency in Dog Training

Making the Most of Your Training Sessions Changing how we view the learner experience and how to prioritize choice, agency and consent in training What’s it all mean? Positive reinforcement dog training methods, force-free, fear-free,...
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Observe It, Like It, Reward It: Reward-Based Dog Training Through Capturing Good Behavior in Dogs

What Gets Rewarded Gets Repeated Observe your pup doing something good and reward it! It’s no secret that when good behavior is rewarded, it’s more likely to be repeated. But did you know that you...
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Operant Conditioning in Dog Training & How to Handle an Extinction Burst

Introduction to Operant Conditioning Operant conditioning in dog training is a learning process that helps us understand how behaviors are shaped by their consequences. This concept, popularized by psychologist B.F. Skinner, teaches us that future...
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Understanding the 3-3-3 Rule for Dogs: Navigating the Dog Adjustment Period

Welcoming a new dog into your home is an exciting time but it’s also a significant life transition for your pup. The 3-3-3 rule for dogs is a helpful guideline that outlines how dogs typically...