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And sad to say, I went through my own Karen Pryor phase, where I thought operant conditioning was the "one true answer." But the more I applied oc principles to dogs the more I realized that the emperor has no clothes. Perhaps you should read Dennett and ... I was explaining my approach to dog training yesterday in Riverside Park to a woman who's been training dogs for 6 years using clickers and positive reinforcement. We were discussing the praise issue mentioned here. ...

And sad to say, I went through my own Karen Pryor phase, where I thought operant conditioning was the "one true answer." But the more I applied oc principles to dogs the more I realized that the emperor has no clothes. Perhaps you should read Dennett and ... I was explaining my approach to dog training yesterday in Riverside Park to a woman who's been training dogs for 6 years using clickers and positive reinforcement. We were discussing the praise issue mentioned here. ...

I greatly appreciate the approach of positive, operant conditioning training . It can have remarkable effects, if you know what you’re doing. My only complaint is it takes awhile to actually know what you’re doing, at least for fog-heads like me. There’s nothing you can’t teach a dog with a clicker and goodie bag they say, and I believe that. Heck, zoos use clicker training on lions and elephants and such, to make vet visits safer. People teach their dogs to balance on ...

I greatly appreciate the approach of positive, operant conditioning training . It can have remarkable effects, if you know what you’re doing. My only complaint is it takes awhile to actually know what you’re doing, at least for fog-heads like me. There’s nothing you can’t teach a dog with a clicker and goodie bag they say, and I believe that. Heck, zoos use clicker training on lions and elephants and such, to make vet visits safer. People teach their dogs to balance on ...