intermittant reward schedule Archives

Learning Theory for a New Generation (A blog from 10 years ago that I still like…)

by mike November 6, 2020

What I learned from Dr Dunbar at a weekend conference! I spent three days sitting in a conference room listening to Dr. Ian Dunbar talk about dogs, training and learning theory; and somewhere during day three I had an epiphany! You see, I have a…

dog training, associations, classical conditioning, commands, intermittant reward schedule, Law of effect, lure, ...

My dog pulls on the Leash…So What Do I Do Now???

by mike October 17, 2019

My Dog Pulls on the Leash… So What Do I Do Now? Several months ago, I wrote an article explaining why dogs pull on the leash. It was well received, but many readers pointed out something important: understanding why doesn’t help much if you’re…

dogs pulling on leash, ignore the bad, intermittant reward schedule, Loose leash walking, my dog pulls, paying attention, reward the good, ...

Will I Always Have to Use Treats?

by mike July 11, 2018

This is a common question that rarely gets a complete answer, and to give you the best answer, this post will be a little heavy in terms and psycho-babble…I’ll apologize up front, but I have a BA in Psych from KU (Rock Chalk!) So, training…

General, classical conditioning, continual reward schedule, dog training, intermittant reward schedule, keep it simple stupid dog training, kiss dog training, ...