#Positive Reinforcement

[juno-poodle]

Every Dog Austin: Tons of free webinars covering a wide range of topics!

Kiko Pup: Training tutorial videos

Donna Hill’s Service Dog Training Institute: Tutorial videos and full online courses on her website.

Drinking From The Toilet: Hannah Branigan’s podcast

Canine Conditioning Coach: Online canine fitness info

Alright dog people, share at least one of your favourite resources! It can be a shop, a YouTube or other social media account, a treat recipe, whatever you think other people could benefit from knowing.

I love the Whole Dog Journal for articles about all things dogs. I trust what they put out.

[beardedmrbean]

[anstarwar]

Thinking of making this a “to-do list” accomplishment sticker. Once you’ve completed a task, let Obi-Wan provide you with some positive reinforcement

[amburuthings]

Illustrating this conversation with @fantasy-frog while chanelling the Solas Story Abridged and the batshit lavellan posts

[mandana-the-service-pup]

Boomers sure are offended when they think you’re rewarding your dog for “doing nothing”

“Your rewarding for nothing?! You’re just giving treats and hoping for the best!”

If you think my Malinois is doing “nothing” by volunteering a chin rest with her back turned to multiple dogs barking & lunging at her that’s a you problem. My girl gets as many treats as she wants and in return I get a calm dog who volunteers for multiple injections & blood draws in a row with a happy tail and no restraints. If being calm under stress isn’t reward worthy, I’d hate to see how you with your little Yorkie would react to the alternative. Ugh

[existennialmemes]

Our carceral society isn't ready to hear this, but punishment doesn't really work, especially not on it's own. Really, empirically speaking, punishment is a profoundly ineffective means of modifying someone's behavior long term.

Whether we're talking about children or prisoners or whoever, punishment rarely achieves the desired goal, and frequently causes a host of other negative consequences instead.

You know what works? Positive reinforcement. But that's less satisfying to the egos of authority (whether it's parents or the state apparatus) so this method is typically reserved for dogs.

[positivelypositive]

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this is the sign...

...that you've been hoping for.

it's time to do what you've been procrastinating about for so long. it needs to be done anyway. why put it off any longer?

you're capable and you're ready! you can do it. it's time ✨

[writethestory365]

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[riley-coyotl]

Juni got her nasal bordetella vaccine the other day (yay cooperative care!!) so she finally got to go to the pool for the first time.

She did AMAZING!! Not only did she totally rock the new environment (with strange people and another dog in the other pool right next to ours!), but she went straight into the pool and off the end of the ramp to swim out for a toy right away with no hesitation!!

She had so much fun swimming. This was such a great experience for her and I'm SO proud of her!! My scaredy-est doggie was the most confident in the pool, who would've thought??

[andalon-historian]

The best part of Azula's character is that she seems to actually care about converting Zuko back to her side-- not that she cares about him, but that when she decides to try to keep him evil she actually tries. At all.

So many evil overlords berate their rebellious underlings and insult them and punish them. Only Azula is out here with a "stop doubting yourself king we love you for this."

[eaton-courtney]

courtney in positive reinforcement

[logan-maya]

Crossy paws with Maya and stays with good dogs

[missjamiekaye]

If you dig my art, a kind comment/complement/ask would help me out like a whole lot right now if you have a second to spare.

[mandana-the-service-pup]

🦬🌳🐕

[positivelypositive]

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take a deep breath...

...before you scroll any further.

if it's been a stretch of rough times for you lately, then please know that the good things may take time but they're definitely coming to you.

the wait might be a little longer this time around but the sine wave of good times and bad never flatlines. it'll keep going up and down.

keep holding on. you're here and for now, that's all that matters. you've got this ✨