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What exactly is meant by positive reinforcement?

April 26, 2017meant positive reinforcement

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What exactly is meant by positive reinforcement?

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A law of learning for all species is that behaviors that are rewarded increase in frequency. Using positive reinforcement means that we focus our attention on desired behaviors, and reward those behaviors with things our dogs value. It requires you to catch your dog being good, and rewarding the good, instead of catching your dog being bad, and punishing the bad.