Dog training is a type of animal training, the application of behavior analysis which uses the environmental events of antecedents and consequences to modify the dog behavior, either for it to assist
A dog trainer with the United States Navy, which primarily trains using positive reinforcement.
Actor and animal trainer Rudd Weatherwax training Lassie, circa 1955
Positive reinforcement can involve a game or toy, such as this tennis ball.
Clicker-training using a metal cricket
In behavioral psychology, reinforcement refers to consequences that increase the likelihood of an organism's future behavior, typically in the presence of a particular antecedent stimulus. For example
A chicken riding a skateboard