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Course 1 of 8 for the certificate

Learning Theory & Reward

How dogs actually learn, and why the alpha myth gets walkers bitten.

  • 10 lessons
  • about 90 min
  • final assessment, pass at 90% (11 of 12)
  • counts toward your certificate
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Course content

  1. 1How dogs learn4 min
  2. 2Classical conditioning14 min
  3. 3Operant conditioning & the four quadrants8 min
  4. 4Applying it: fear, rewards & crossover8 min
  5. 5Rethinking dominance5 min
  6. 6Rewards that actually work15 min
  7. 7Key training terms for walkers16 min
  8. 8Barking, handling and separation10 min
  9. 9Pack behavior, recall and the toolkit8 min
  10. 10Course wrap-up2 min
  11. Final assessment · 12 questionspass at 90%