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Also called “Pavlovian Conditioning.” Learning by association, where one thing reliably predicts another and produces a “conditioned reflex.” In dog training, we use Conditioning to create good emotional and physiological responses to known triggers. We also use it to unwrap bad emotional responses which lead to annoying or even dangerous behaviors. We work to alter their reflexive emotional and physiological responses, either by repeatedly pairing relevant stimuli with something pleasant or valuable, or through careful exposure that gradually desensitizes the animal over time.
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