Dog Training : How This Wagging Engine Works!

WAGGING 'ENGINE "Dog training is the process of teaching a dog to exhibit certain desíred behaviors in specific circumstances" "WILLIAM KOEHLER WAS THE FIRST DOG TRAINER WHO HAD ENCOURAGED DOG OWNERS TO HAVE A п BETTER BONDING WITH THEIR DOGS." 1. CEREBRUM 2. CEREBELLUM (MEANING `LITTLE BRAIN' IN LATIN Controls emotional, behavioral and learning functions. Influences affection or aggression. Controls coordination, balance and posture. Ensures precision in movement. Post TRAINING BEHAVIOR POst TRAINING BEHAVIOR Aggression -Dog learns to suppress aggression and become friendlier. Separation Anxiety - Dog feels more secure and become positive. Makes dog want to repeat positive behaviors Improves dogʻ's ability to read body language. Increases appropriate response to verbal cues. Dog associates you with good feelings and fun. Dog is happier, less anxious and more social. Barking or Whining - Dog barks or becomes silent as and when given commands. Begging - Dog becomes familiar with your eating time and does not beg. Chewing - Given proper chew toys, dogs eventually stop chewing or eating other stuffs around the house. Jumping Up - Dogs learn to control and learn to greet guests by sitting and being rewarded for it. 3. SPINAL CORD 4. BRAIN STEM Carries signals from the brain to the rest of the body. Located at the base of the brain and is connected to the spinal cord and cerebellum. All the nerve fibers leaving the brain to go to the dog's muscles will pass through the brain stem. POst TRAINING BEHAVIOR 5) Post TRAINING BEHAVIOR Playing Too Roughly - Dog becomes alert and makes his play smooth 'Stealing Food, Clothing, or Other Objects - Dogs become accustomed to their 'own' stuffs or with others. Increased ability to perceive and interpret the signals it receives from the environment. toys and do not exhibit this behavior when confined. Enhances dog's intelligence rather than its instinctive knowledge. 5. CORPUS CALLOSUM Located in the middle of a dog's brain. Depending on the breed of dog, the corpus callosum's size and the speed at which it allows the halves of the brain to interact can vary significantly. 6. METENCEPHALON Contributes to remarkable endurance and stamina and is the part of the brain responsible for love of playing fetch and other games. Post TRAINING BEHAVIOR Post TRAINING BEHAVIOR Stimulates the dog's brain and make it more efficient and powerful. Dog feels more confident at home and in public. Training stimulates pleasure center of dog's brain. Boosts release of pleasure chemical, Oxytocin. stress chemical, Cortisol. Reduces levels MODIFY YOUR D06'S BEHAVIOR WITH OPERANT CONDITIONING When we train dogs, there is one behavior that we want to reinforce and another behavior that we want to punish. We can add something good or bad or delay something good or bad to get the behavior we want. The operant conditioning theory revolves around this concept. EXAMPLE: LoOsE-LEASH WALKING TRAINING +R POSITIVE REINFORCEMENT +P POSITIVE PUNISHMENT ADDING GOOD STUFF TO ADDING BAD STUFF TO INCREASE A BEHAVIOR DECREASE A BEHAVIOR YES! NO! Loose Leash Walking! Keep walking forward Give scolding if he pulls the ieash while walking. YIKES! when leash is loOse. LIKE! -P NEGATIVE PUNISHMENT -R NEGATIVE REINFORCEMENT DELAYING GOOD STUFF TO DELAYING BAD STUFF TO DECREASE A BEHAVIOR INCREASE A BEHAVIOR Stop walking until leash is loose, More loose leash walking! Don't scold until he pulls again. I BETTER WE'RE NOT MOVING? WATCH OUT, Sources: http://pspettags.com/Blog/pets-in-the-uk-the-statistics/ http://www.pet365.co.uk/blog/dog-training-information/ http://visual.ly/effect-training-dog-brain http://trainpetdog.com/ http://www.doglistener.tv/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderfiles/thecaninebrain.pdf http://www.flickr.com/photos/lilita/5383389900/sizes/o/in/photostream/ PRESENTED BY: PREPARED BY : Dog Trainer Now Media Mosaic The Online Directory of Dog Trainers around the UK Differentiate yourself.