02/12/2025
Here is an overview of Obedience and Behaviour Modification
Obedience Training
• Focuses on teaching specific behaviours
(sit, stay, come, heel, place, etc.)
• It’s about clarity, consistency, and communication.
• Goal: “Can your dog do the behaviour when asked?”
Behaviour Modification
• Focuses on the emotion driving the unwanted behaviour
(fear, anxiety, frustration, over-arousal, insecurity, resource guarding triggers, etc.)
• Uses conditioning and desensitisation to change how the dog feels, which then changes how they behave.
• Goal: “Can we reduce the emotional intensity so the behaviour no longer happens?”
There is a lot more layers to this which I often share in my class from dog body language to breed-specific enrichment to meet your dogs needs so that they can meet yours halfway.
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