Positive-Reinforcement

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Dogs React to Your Emotions: Happy Faces Get More Tail Wags, Study Shows
Behavioral experiment

Dogs React to Your Emotions: Happy Faces Get More Tail Wags, Study Shows

Study of 70 dogs reveals how canines distinguish positive, neutral, and negative human emotions, showing more approach behavior and tail wagging with …

Key Finding: Dogs distinguished positive, neutral, and negative human emotional expressions
dogs
7 min read Animals (MDPI)
Harsh Training Methods Harm Dog Welfare, Study Confirms
Observational comparison study

Harsh Training Methods Harm Dog Welfare, Study Confirms

Dogs trained with punishment-based methods show significantly higher stress levels and pessimistic behaviors compared to those trained with positive …

Key Finding: Dogs trained with aversive methods showed significantly more stress behaviors
dogs
5 min read PLOS One