obedience training
their desire to learn something new—and to do it with you, their favorite human in the whole world—is at the heart of dog training. by providing your dog a reinforcer immediately after he does a desired behavior (like “sit”), your dog is more likely to do the behavior again and again. while you may hear the term “obedience” or “obedience training” used to talk about training a dog to understand basic cues and learn new skills, that term can sometimes …