Important dog training techniques | Patricia McConnell

VIDEO ON OPERANT AND CLASSICAL CONDITIONING IN DOG TRAINING

Counter Conditioning for Reactivity
Watch how counter conditioning can be used to help with
Sydney's reactivity toward an approaching person.

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Operant & Classical Conditioning