Positive reinforcement using treats, toys or clicker is the method used by most of us here. Look up classical conditioning dog training when you research books.
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Originally Posted by capt_noonie  This is true. Many people don't know when they are reinforcing bad behavior. Training is first for the human to know how to interact with the dog. That said, I trained myself. I read a lot of books. But bc I'm a cheapskate. |
Yep, I've made plenty of mistakes and 90% of Guinness' unwanted behaviors can be trace back to what I was doing. To remedy/help my dogs through their challenges the only thing that worked for me was to look myself in the mirror, turn that finger around and implement the good advice that I was given.