How You May Accidentally Be Encouraging Bad Behavior with Reinforcement

Join host Michele Forto as she discusses How You May Accidentally Be Encouraging Bad Behavior with Reinforcement on Dog Works Radio.  So, you have been through a dog training course and for the most part everything is going pretty well but you notice every time someone comes to the door your dog barks and you yell at her or worse, when you answer the door your dog jumps on grandma, and she pets her on the head. Maybe, for example, many dogs automatically sit when they approach someone or when a treat is held out to them. But dogs aren’t sitting because “they want to,” rather they are likely sitting because it is a behavior that has been consistently reinforced, and as a result dogs offer it as a default behavior. Mentioned in this episode:  7 Essential Things Every Dog Owner Should Know: Http://ak.dog/7tips 100 Dog Training Tips: Http://ak.dog/100tips Wilderness Athlete: Code DogWorks for 10% OFF Connect Podcast: https://dogworksradio.com Work with us: Https://firstpaw.media  Support the podcast: https://patreon.com/firstpawmedia Dog Training: https://ak.dog/offer  Become a Member of our Pack! Podcaster? Consider Riverside.FM

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Dog training experts and best-selling authors Robert and Michele Forto (A Musher's Dream) take the listener into the scruffy, curious, and sometimes heroic world of dogs. What does it mean to "own" a dog? Can dogs teach us compassion? How do dogs learn? What are your breed's origins and what were they bred to do? Dog Works Radio is an award-winning podcast that is a delightful and surprising look at the relationship we have with our K9 buddies.