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Our dog training blog identifies common concerns about dog behavior and answers everyday questions with our science based background and our hands-on daily experience. See how Beyond the Dog has contributed to the field of applied animal behavior not only through practice, but through contributions to the scientific community.

Does Positive Reinforcement Work with Dogs?

Does Behavior Modification Work with Dogs?

February 27, 2022

Before diving too deep, if you have question about what exactly, is behavior modification, check out our first blog here. Behavior modification has been used to study organisms from pigeons and rats

What is Behavior Modification with Dogs?

February 21, 2022

What is behavior modification? Behavior modification is the process by which behavior is changed over time using the environment. Specifically, features of the environment can change behavior by following a behavior with

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Echterling-Savage, K. R., DiGennaro Reed, F. D., Miller, L. K., Savage, S. (2014). Effects of Caregiver-Implemented Aggression Reduction Procedure on Problem Behavior of Dogs. Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science, 18,191-197.
Salzer, A., & Reed, D. D. (2022, July 27). Did Someone Say Treats?: Assessing the Validity of a Dog Treat Delivery System.

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