Efficacy of a remote-controlled, positive-reinforcement, dog-training system for modifying problem behaviors exhibited when people arrive at the door

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 113, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 123-138

  Yin, Sophia ^a   Fernandez, Eduardo J ^b   Pagan, Sabrina ^c   Richardson, Sarah L ^d   Snyder, Greg ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c California State University ^*  (United States)

^d CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e The Sharper Image   (United States)

Author keywords

Dog behavior; Operant conditioning; Positive reinforcement; Remote controlled feeder; Shaping

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CANID; CONDITIONING; LABORATORY METHOD;

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 47049086082     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2007.11.001     Document Type: Article

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