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Looking for Training Tools & Recommendations?
Two Bears trainers are highly experienced in the use of all training tools including:
- Collars & Leashes
- Harnesses
- Crates
- Exercise Pens & Kennel Runs
- Fences & Gates
- Treadmills
- & More!
Types of Training Methods
There are only two types of training: Reward-Based Training and Escape and Avoidance Training. All dog trainers use one or the other or some combination of the two.
Reward-Based Training
- Reward-Based Training uses rewards to teach and reinforce behaviors. Rewards can be anything that motivates the dog; food, toys, praise, and petting. This type of training can be started when the puppy is 8 weeks old.
Escape and Avoidance Training
- Escape and Avoidance Training uses pressure to teach and reinforce behaviors. Pressure can be social or physical. This type of training is normally not started until the puppy is at least 6 months old.
TRICK TRAINING & TASKS TRAINING
Trick
- A “Trick” is a behavior that ends once the reward is given. An example of a trick is “sit up”. The dog sits up and is rewarded. The reward marks the end of the behavior.
Task
- If “Sit Up” were a task, once the reward stops, the dog would continue to sit up until released or given another behavior to perform.
