#175: Over the Top - High Arousal in Dogs

Drinking From the Toilet: Real dogs, Real training by Drinking from the Toilet: Real Dogs, Real Training

May 19, 202301:12:45Kids & family

In this episode, we discuss what is arousal?, how does arousal show up in our training?, how does arousal affect both people and dogs?, how arousal affects reinforcers, and "eating as behavior" and how to build functiona...

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