Practice Paws Blog
Practice Paws wants to help all dog owners give their
pooches the best life. On our blog we give you information
in most areas of dog ownership. To help provide you with as much info as possible, we are posting on our blog roughly every fortnight.
How and Why You Should Mentally Stimulate Your Dog
Mental Stimulation is when you are putting your dog’s mind to work. They are completing an activity that uses their brain, this may be something like a puzzle toy, sniffing for treats, learning new tricks, nosework, obstacle courses etc. Mentally Stimulating your dog will eventually tire them out, making this a strategy for having a… Continue reading How and Why You Should Mentally Stimulate Your Dog
How To Understand Operant Conditioning
A key concept of dog training is Operant Conditioning, this can help you understand the different methods you can use to teach your dog. Operant Conditioning contains four different concepts: Positive Reinforcement, Positive Punishment, Negative Reinforcement, and Negative Punishment. Most dog trainers, would advise the use of only Positive Reinforcement and Negative Punishment, the two… Continue reading How To Understand Operant Conditioning
How To Start Off Your Dog Training
Training their pet is something that every dog owner goes through, whether it is basic obedience to competitive agility. You don’t even have to spend too much time training but it is important to do with a new dog and especially a new puppy. How you start of training is up to you. We highly… Continue reading How To Start Off Your Dog Training
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