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Articles
These articles review and analyse issues and debates in the world of dog training.


Punishment, Fallout and Recovery in canine training.
Is punishment as a canine training tool necessary - will fallout fade?
Greg Roder


Are you confusing your dog? Canine learning interference.
Canine teaching & learning models may be constructive or may interfere.
Greg Roder


Why use electric shock collars? A plea for enlightenment.
Is the use of the e-collar necessary?
Greg Roder


The Operant Conditioning Model Fallacy
Operant Conditioning Quadrants are misunderstood to be a directory of "Balanced Training".
Greg Roder


Canine ethology: anecdotes, experience and science
The value of science, anecdotes and experience in canine ethology and training models.
Greg Roder


Aligning "positive reinforcement" with "use of aversives" dog trainers.
The pathway to alignment is to agree principles and to set boundary agreements.
Greg Roder


AVSAB vs Balabanov analysis
Balabanov panel review of the AVSAB humane training statement.
Greg Roder


How Dogs Learn
Understanding canine behaviors and learning patterns.
Greg Roder


Dog Body Language
Dogs communicate through auditory and visual (body language) cues.
Greg Roder


Reinforcement vs punishment: A dog trainer's perspective.
Force-free versus coercion-based dog training - a trainer's view on the "science".
Greg Roder
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