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Sara Richter, CDBC
- Oct 3, 2021
- 11 min
Are you teaching your dog what you think you are?
Evidence-based in my opinion is not merely about keeping up with the science of learning theory as a whole, but thinking critically about...
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Sara Richter, CDBC
- Oct 28, 2020
- 3 min
The secret to success? Use Fake Dogs in training!
Believe it or not, using fake but life-like toy dogs (decoy dogs) during training and practice sessions!
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Sara Richter, CDBC
- Sep 18, 2020
- 9 min
"Look, my dog doesn't mind the (prong collar/e-collar/etc.)!"
Unfortunately these arguments ignore the very nature of what science tells us about the application of aversive stimuli in training.
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Sara Richter, CDBC
- Jun 15, 2020
- 7 min
What is Arousal Biting?
During arousal biting, a dog that has become aroused whether excited, frustrated, anxious, etc. begins to bite at objects or people.
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Sara Richter, CDBC
- Oct 15, 2019
- 11 min
Help! My dog won’t ____ unless I have a treat!
The use of food is a great way to motivate and reinforce behaviors, however there are a few reasons why learned behaviors may devolve...
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Sara Richter, CDBC
- Jan 1, 2019
- 2 min
Can tricks help a behavior problem? YES!
Tricks play an important role in behavior modification because tricks add options to your pet's behavioral repertoire. Matching Law is a beh
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Sara Richter, CDBC
- Oct 19, 2018
- 6 min
Pavlov, What’s in a name?
What’s in a name? To a dog, nothing. However they can learn recognize vocal patterns and their association with events and behaviors.
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Sara Richter, CDBC
- Feb 9, 2017
- 4 min
What does a clicker do?
To reinforce a behavior the reward must be given within seconds of the behavior happening. This means that we have to be lightning fast...
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