Category: Behavior Modification
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When their actions lead to rewarding consequences they will repeat them more often. This is called operant conditioning and is really effective at shaping an animal’s behavior.
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* “In the context of animal behavior and training, learning is defined as the modification of behavior through practice, training or experience.” To better understand the animals in our care, it would help to understand some basics of behavior modification training. There are two types of learning processes or conditioning. They are classical conditioning and operant…
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I’m Dr. Emily, DVM, CCRT, CPAT-KA and I created Tulsa Animal Rehab & Wellness to provide a better way to care for the physical rehabilitation needs and behavioral health of animals. You can read more about my journey through veterinary medicine and why I became both a Certified Canine Rehabilitation Therapist (CCRT) and Certified Professional…
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As we get older and start to slow down a bit, we may be less inclined to get our bodies moving, especially if we weren’t very physically active to begin with. Our joints start to ache, we feel tired, and then we really don’t feel like moving at all, which is exactly what we should…
