How dogs learn
Reinforcement : Something that Increases the frequency of a behaviour
Punishment : Something that decreases the frequency of a behaviour
Postive ( + ) : Add
Negative ( – ) : Take away
POSITIVE REINFORCEMENT: Something is ADDED to INCREASE the frequency of a behaviour.
(Ex. Treats, Toys, Play , praise, etc)
Your dog decides what’s positive reinforcing GOOD OR BAD NOT YOU , its up to you to find out what’s positive reinforcing to your dog .
(Ex. Other dogs, people, environment, squirrels)
PROS OF POSITIVE REINFORCEMENT : where all the teaching happens
CONS OF POSITIVE REINFORCEMENT : Limited Motivation/ desire , Run into competitive motivators ( Ex.Other dogs, environment, wild life etc )
NEGATIVE REINFORCEMENT: Something is REMOVED to INCREASE the frequency of a behaviour.
( Ex. Lease Pressure aka Physical Pressure, Voice pressure, spacial pressure etc)
Discomfort to comfort ( Ex. When dog feels leash pressure aka discomfort it will do Desired action to feel comfort. This is best used after desired action is learned through positive reinforcement than add negative reinforcement to build OBLIGATION.
PROS OF NEGATIVE REINFORCEMENT : Build obligation
CONS OF NEGATIVE REINFORCEMENT : If you train only using – reinforcement you’ll have a compliant dog that lacks motivation and or doesn’t want to work.
EVERYTHING LOOPS BACK TO POSITIVE REINFORCEMENT THIS IS WHERE THE DOG LEARNS
POSITIVE PUNISHMENT : Is something that’s ADDED to DECREASE the frequency of a behavior
( Ex. Leash pressure, verbal pressure spacial pressure )
PROS OF POSITIVE PUNISHMENT : Remove behaviours
CONS OF POSITIVE PUNISHMENT : You can’t teach anything
Negative reinforcement and Positive Pressure are the same ill explain
Perception is different for every dog. Perception is important because it determines the level of pressure the dog receives from a correction. Light leash correction will often be perceived as a negative reinforcement but there’s a threshold where the dog no longer feels uncomfortable but very undesirable. ( Negative reinforcement to Positive Punishment)
NEGATIVE PUNISHMENT : Something is TAKEN AWAY to decrease the frequency of behaviour.
(Ex. Withholding a item dog desires.)
PROS OF NEGATIVE PUNISHMENT : You can remove behaviours
CONS OF NEGATIVE PUNISHMENT : Limited to dogs desire & can’t teach
YOU FILL THE VOID WITH A PRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOUR RESPONSE LIKE NEUTRALITY OR NOT LOOKING AT CAR ETC WHICH IS REINFORCED WITH FOOD PRAISE AFFECTION .
YOU MUST PUNISH THE BEHAVIOUR AND THEN FILL IT WITH SOMETHING MORE DESIRABLE FOLLOWED WITH POSITIVE REINFORCEMENT .
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