Bennie HATES when I blow air on his face (particularly his ears), and despises the hair dryer. Yet he loves it when I open the door and he can get fresh air, and loves the windows open in the car. Confusing? I think so.
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June 13, 2013 at 11:49 PM
Though I have two college degrees (unrelated to dogs) and have practiced as a holistic health practitioner, working with dogs will always be a part of my life. I’ve also completed numerous dog training academies and set up training programs for professional trainers.
July 12, 2013 at 5:23 PM
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August 11, 2013 at 7:37 PM
I have found that many people confuse negative reinforcement and punishment. These people include dog trainers, college students, and surprisingly, even many college professors and Introduction to Psychology textbooks. In fact, I recently read the book Don’t Shoot the Dog! by Karen Pryor and was a bit dismayed to find this confusion there as well. Note that this is not an attempt to flame the book or criticize it unduly. I like the book and learned a lot from it. I recommend it highly to anyone interested in training animals (and sometimes even those interested in training their children). Nonetheless, I do believe that the book suffers from the problem of confusing negative reinforcement and punishment. As such it propagates this confusion because many dog trainers look to this book as a definitive source on the science of behavior.
August 23, 2013 at 1:05 PM
I have found that many people confuse negative reinforcement and punishment. These people include dog trainers, college students, and surprisingly, even many college professors and Introduction to Psychology textbooks. In fact, I recently read the book Don’t Shoot the Dog! by Karen Pryor and was a bit dismayed to find this confusion there as well. Note that this is not an attempt to flame the book or criticize it unduly. I like the book and learned a lot from it. I recommend it highly to anyone interested in training animals (and sometimes even those interested in training their children). Nonetheless, I do believe that the book suffers from the problem of confusing negative reinforcement and punishment. As such it propagates this confusion because many dog trainers look to this book as a definitive source on the science of behavior.