This page is the index of the Theory & Strategies portion of the Beginners Course
of the D. S. Dog Training Workshop - and an element of the Dog Science Network
Comprehensive Behavioral Conditioning for Dogs
Section Two of the Beginner's Course
Return to the index for the first segment of the beginners dog training workshop
Behavioral Theory and Procedural Strategies
- Page One:
- Even Mother Nature is Bound by an Exact Set of Rules
- Your Dog's Behavior is Also Governed by a Precise Set of Laws
- Behaviorism
- What Behaviorism Has to Do with Training Your Dog
- Babble
- Page Two:
- Tackling the Terminology
- Negative Reinforcement
- Positive and Negative Reinforcement - the Inverse of One Another
- Punishment
- Page Three:
- Punishment as an Essential Form of Communication
- Defining Punishment
- Countering Some Bogus Contentions
- Page Four:
- Toward A Balanced Perspective on Punishment
- Counterbalancing the Detrimental Effects of Positive Reinforcement
- The Rule of First Responses Revisited
- Strategic Punishment
- Page Five:
- Punishment is Mother Nature's Way of Saying - Don't Do That
- On the Integrated Nature of Behavioral Procedures
- You May Find Next to No Need to Punish
- Two Things to Keep in Mind
- What You Can Accomplish Through Punishment
- The Perfect Combination