BY MIGUEL ALFONSO PACHECO

LEARNING IN DOGS BY MIGUEL ALFONSO PACHECO Dogs have been with the humanity for a long time and have been of great help in developing important activities. Today most people have their dogs as pets and they forget specific aspects of breed. So many people... More

LEARNING IN DOGS BY MIGUEL ALFONSO PACHECO Dogs have been with the humanity for a long time and have been of great help in developing important activities. Today most people have their dogs as pets and they forget specific aspects of breed. So many people are unaware of the capabilities and potential of their dogs, but the truth is that these animals have amazing skills that can be of vital importance for society. For example, dogs detect diseases such as cancer, tracking of narcotics, the dogs care people with disabilities and much more. We can use the abilities of dogs with proper training. The most common practices in the dogs training: the Pavlovian conditioning and the Operant Conditioning. The Pavlovian conditioning, Involves associating a neutral stimulus (conditioned stimulus) to a stimulus that normally triggers a response (unconditioned stimulus). After repeatedly pairing the conditioned stimulus to the unconditioned stimulus, the conditioned stimulus alone goes to evo Less