Addressing common canine behavioral issues requires patience and positive reinforcement. This guide offers practical ...

Understanding positive reinforcement Dopamine release depends not just on receiving a reward, but also on an animal’s expectation about the value and delivery of that reward.

Positive reinforcement is a parenting tactic that focuses on noticing your child's appropriate behavior and rewarding it with attention, praise, or other rewards.

So positive methods benefit Wagner as well as the people around him. The pup even learned to carry a tissue box to a crying client and lay his head in their lap. “He’s a happy dog,” she says.

If a lion, a tiger, or an orca can be taught using positive reinforcement and rewards, it’s a methodology that will work for any dog or cat, regardless of how large, strong, or boisterous they ...

Grainwood, Twin Oaks and Hidden Oaks, just like Eagle Ridge, use a system of handing out tickets to students in recognition of positive behavior. The 719 schools don’t have a store, though.

Most people do not like to reward themselves for hard work. Being able to reinforce your behavior is an important part of a positive feedback loop. In fact, it’s estimated that 85% of people who ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. – A little recognition for a job well done means a lot to children with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) – more so than it would for typically developing kids. That praise ...