Explore food, toys, play and environmental reinforcement in dog training, including why reward values differ between individual dogs.
Category Archives: Canine Behaviour & Training Insights
The Adolescent Brain: Why Training Can Become More Challenging
How adolescent development can influence dogs’ emotional responses, impulse control and responsiveness to familiar cues.
Socialisation Is More Than Meeting Other Dogs
Why positive experiences matter more than the number of interactions a dog has.
Why Environment Matters in Dog Behaviour
How surroundings and access to experiences influence the behaviour we observe.
How Emotional Arousal Influences Learning
Why excitement, uncertainty and stress can affect a dog’s ability to respond.
Why Dogs Struggle to Generalise Learned Behaviours
Why a familiar cue may become less reliable when the setting changes.
