Alpha: Traditionally used to describe the dominant member.
Baiting: Using a treat or toy to lure your dog into a specific position or behavior.
Clicker Training: A method of training where a small device that produces a clicking sound is used to mark a desired behavior.
Counter-conditioning: Replacing an undesirable response to a stimulus with a desired response.
Crate Training: Training your dog to view a crate as a safe and comfortable space.
Desensitization: Gradually exposing your dog to a stimulus that causes fear or anxiety in controlled, non-threatening increments.
Enrichment: Providing activities and stimuli that satisfy your dog’s natural instincts and behaviors.
Fetch: A game where your dog retrieves an object for the person.
Heel: A command used to instruct your dog to walk beside or behind a handler, typically on the left side.
Housebreaking (or Housetraining): Training your dog to eliminate outdoors or in a designated indoor area.
Impulse Control: Training your dog to resist the urge to act on its immediate desires or instincts.
Lure: A treat, toy, or other enticement used to guide your dog into performing a specific behavior.
Marker: A signal indicating that a behavior is correct and will be rewarded.
Negative Punishment: Removing something your dog likes to reduce the occurrence of an unwanted behavior.
Negative Reinforcement: Removing something your dog dislikes when it performs a desired behavior.
Operant Conditioning: A method of learning where behaviors are strengthened or weakened based on their consequences.
Positive Punishment: Adding something your dog dislikes to reduce the occurrence of an unwanted behavior.
Positive Reinforcement: Adding something your dog likes when it performs a desired behavior.
Recall: The act of your dog coming when called.
Redirect: Guiding your dog’s attention or behavior from an undesirable action to a desirable one.
Reinforcer: Anything that increases the likelihood of a behavior occurring again.
Release Cue: A word or signal indicating your dog is free to break from a command or position.
Sit-Stay: A command where your dog remains seated and stays in place until released.
Socialization: Exposing your dog to various people, animals, environments, and other stimuli in a positive manner to ensure they’re well-adjusted and confident.
Threshold: The point at which your dog starts to react to a stimulus.
