Comments on: Emotional Arousal, Reinforcement, and Punishment http://animalbehaviorassociates.com/blog/104/behavior-modification/classical-conditioning/emotional-arousal-reinforcement-and-punishment/ Certified Applied Animal Behaviorists Speak! Tue, 10 Apr 2012 18:29:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Suz and Dan http://animalbehaviorassociates.com/blog/104/behavior-modification/classical-conditioning/emotional-arousal-reinforcement-and-punishment/comment-page-1/#comment-267 Suz and Dan Sat, 24 Apr 2010 00:22:05 +0000 http://animalbehaviorassociates.com/blog/?p=104#comment-267 Hi Mary - There really isn't sufficient concrete information in your comment for me to know how to respond. I don't know what your dog is actually doing, nor do I know exactly how you are trying to work with it. You do make a good point that know the theory of operant and classical conditioning is different than actually knowing how to put it into use. This is probably not the right format to be making specific suggestions about what you should do with your dog, especially if it involves aggression - there are clearly liability issues to be considered. Sorry couldn't be more specific, but I really don't understand what your question is or what you are asking me to comment on. Best Suzanne Hi Mary – There really isn’t sufficient concrete information in your comment for me to know how to respond. I don’t know what your dog is actually doing, nor do I know exactly how you are trying to work with it.

You do make a good point that know the theory of operant and classical conditioning is different than actually knowing how to put it into use. This is probably not the right format to be making specific suggestions about what you should do with your dog, especially if it involves aggression – there are clearly liability issues to be considered.

Sorry couldn’t be more specific, but I really don’t understand what your question is or what you are asking me to comment on.

Best
Suzanne

]]> By: mary http://animalbehaviorassociates.com/blog/104/behavior-modification/classical-conditioning/emotional-arousal-reinforcement-and-punishment/comment-page-1/#comment-263 mary Wed, 21 Apr 2010 23:48:44 +0000 http://animalbehaviorassociates.com/blog/?p=104#comment-263 There is quite a balance here however, and I am working through this with a female BC who has fear aggression with other dogs. My moving into the picture (wether the intent is to calm or not) can escalate behaviors. This is a balance I would love your opinion on....I have solid knowledge of operant methods and straight up classical conditioning, but it all becomes a bit difficult to wade through when you have a dog with serious fear issues....which is new for me. I am working with multiple solid professionals through this and we are making progress, but thought I would see your thoughts regarding the above post and the issue I am working hrough with my dog. There is quite a balance here however, and I am working through this with a female BC who has fear aggression with other dogs. My moving into the picture (wether the intent is to calm or not) can escalate behaviors. This is a balance I would love your opinion on….I have solid knowledge of operant methods and straight up classical conditioning, but it all becomes a bit difficult to wade through when you have a dog with serious fear issues….which is new for me. I am working with multiple solid professionals through this and we are making progress, but thought I would see your thoughts regarding the above post and the issue I am working hrough with my dog.

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