intermittant reward schedule Archives

How to Make Your Dog More Reliable (Not Just Trained)

by mike November 6, 2020

What Dr. Ian Dunbar Taught Me About Reliability in Dog Training How to Make Your Dog More Reliable (Not Just Trained) Let me tell you what hit me during a weekend seminar with Dr. Ian Dunbar. I went in thinking I understood learning theory. I’ve…

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, ...