It is important for the handler to understand communication from the dog. The dog can give signals that he is unsure, confused, nervious, excited and happy ect. For a dog to learn efficiently the emotional state of the dog is important for directing the training, if a dog is stressed or distracted it will not learn efficiently.

According to Learning Theory there are four basic important message that the handler can send the dog. Doggy-b-good can teach you the four important message which are

Reward or release marker

Keep going signal

No reward marker

Punishment marker

Being consistent with signals or words for these mssages enable the dog to understand them quickly

It is important to not that the dog's reward is not the same as the reward marker. The reward marker is a signal that tells the dog that he has earned the reward, this reward marker can be a clicker. We at doggy-b-good can teach you how to use the clicker which can advarnce your training with your dog.

Positive reinforcement

Negative reinforcement

Positive punishment

Negative punishment

We at doggy-b-good use "positive training methods", generally, this means using reward based training using treats, toys ect, to increase good behaviour rather than physical punishment to decrease bed behaviourl.

Basically, dog training is about communication. From the human perspective, the handler is communicating to the dog what behaviours are correct, desired, or preferred in what circumstandces and what behaviours are undesirable. From the canine perspective the handler must learn what motivates the dog if optimal results are desired. Remember training should be fun for both dig and handler.

The meanings of these four signals are taught to the dog through repetition, so that he may form an association by classical conditioning so that the dog associates the punishment marker with the punishment itself.

Failure to reward after the reward marker diminishes the value of the reward marker and makes training difficult. These four messages may be communicated verbally or with nonverbal signals. Clickers are frequently used as a reward marker. Hand signals and body language also play an important part in leaning for dogs.

Dogs do not simplify commands easily. A command which may work, indoors might be confusing out of doors in a park or in a different situation. The command will need to be re-taught in each new situation,  for instance when training at home, you train in every room of the house including garden. This is sometimes called "cross-contextualization, "meaning the dog has to apply what's been learned to many different contexts.

Reward and punishment

Most training revolves around establishing consequences for the dog's behaviour. Operant conditioning defines these following four types of consequences, these are

Positive reinforcement

Negative reinforcement

Positive punishment

Negative punishment

We at doggy-b-good use "postive training methods". Generally, this means using reward-based training using treas,toy's ect, to increase good behaviour rather than physical punishment to decrease bad behaviour.

Basically, dog training is about communication. From the human perspective, the handler is communicatin to the dog what behaviours are correct, desired, or preferred in what circumstances and what behaviours are undesirable. From the canine perspective the handler must learn what motivates the dog if optimal results are desired. Remember training should be fun for both dog and handler.

The meanings of these four signals are taught to the dog through repetition, so that he may form an association by classical conditioning so that the dog associates the punishment marker with the punishment itself.