This video explores common misconceptions surrounding confidence building, counterconditioning, and desensitization in dog training. Specific examples show how timing, exposure level, and handler ...

Version of Record: This is the final version of the article. The authors attempted to replicate previous work showing that counterconditioning leads to more persistent reduction of threat responses, ...

Classical conditioning is a type of unconscious learning. It occurs when a person or animal experiences an automatic response whenever they encounter a specific stimulus. Simply put, it is learning ...

Learn how dogs express fear and what you can do to help your pooch become calmer and more confident—on the leash, in the yard, and at home. Irith has loved animals for as long as she can remember. She ...

Misophonia causes extreme sensitivity to specific sounds. The syndrome may be more common in people with certain health conditions. Repeated noises like chewing, pen tapping, sniffling, or scratching ...

Austin is Daily Paws' associate editor. He loves his poodle, Riley, and has been known to play with cats on occasion, even though he's allergic to them. Other interests include ice cream, riding his ...

Ears back. Body trembling. Hiding in the bathtub or crawling under the bed. The telltale signs of a scared pup are familiar to dog owners, and they’re especially common in summer, when fireworks and ...

Counterconditioning (CC) is a form of retroactive interference that inhibits expression of learned behavior. But similar to extinction, CC can be a fairly weak and impermanent form of interference, ...

Conditioned responses (like the dog that panics at the sight of a syringe) can make treatment difficult, unpleasant or just plain impossible for both pet owners and veterinary professionals. Use this ...

When training and working a substance detection canine, a trained final response should be performed immediately upon recognition of odor (Generally, a 1–3 s window is preferred within our detection ...