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Become a Certified Dog Training Professional
Welcome to Your DogNostics Dog Trainer Certification Program
A Warm Welcome! (7:02)
Before You Begin: Important Information
Making the Most of Your Learning Experience
Welcome to the DogNostics Student Common Room
The Language of Modern Dog Training
Copyright & Use of Course Materials
Apprentice Module One
Lesson 1 - Introduction (2:36)
Lesson 2 - Your Toolkit for Success (14:31)
Lesson 3 - The Antecedent Package (19:02)
Lesson 4 - Understanding Cues (20:37)
Lesson 5 - What is Behavior? (4:42)
Lesson 6 - Introducing Behavior Markers (19:53)
Lesson 7 - The Reinforcement Consequence (23:38)
Lesson 8 - Teaching Shake Hands: A Fun Skill with Real-World Applications (11:50)
Lesson 9 - What is Positive Reinforcement? (9:51)
Lesson 10 - How to Lure a Behavior (12:38)
Lesson 11 - Teaching Middle (Peekaboo): A Versatile Skill with Real-World Applications (25:19)
Lesson 12 - The New Cue, Old Cue Protocol (11:24)
Lesson 13 - Teaching 'On Your Side': A Foundation Skill for Cooperative Care (10:56)
Lesson 14 - Teaching Sit: A Foundation Skill with Real-World Applications (38:46)
Lesson 15 - Teaching Down: A Foundation Skill for Relaxation and Everyday Life (18:50)
Supplementary Lesson - Teaching Dogs to Love Their Harness: A 10-Step Training Plan (3:39)
Lesson 16 - Bringing It All Together (2:20)
Your Documentation
Apprentice Module 1 Quiz & Skill Assessment (23:53)
Apprentice Module Two
Lesson 1 - Introduction (3:10)
Lesson 2 - The Train-Test-Train Method (18:00)
Lesson 3 - Building Reliable Default Behaviors (42:52)
Lesson 4 - Teaching "Leave It": A Foundation Safety Cue (19:03)
Lesson 5 - Building Positive Learning Experiences (7:46)
Lesson 6 - Understanding Punishment: Exploring Behavior-Decreasing Consequences (6:46)
Lesson 7 - Behavior Markers: Choosing the Right Bridge (7:58)
Lesson 8 - Maintaining Position: A Foundation Skill for Everyday Life (31:42)
Lesson 9 - Beyond the Cue: Communicating Clearly with Learners (15:08)
Lesson 10 - Teaching "Watch Me": A Foundation Skill for Focus and Communication (36:51)
Lesson 11 - Two-Way Communication: Start, Release & End-of-Session Cues (32:28)
Lesson 12 - Bringing It All Together (3:16)
Your Documentation
Apprentice Module 2 Quiz & Skill Assessment
Apprentice Module Three
Lesson 1 - Introduction (2:06)
Lesson 2 - Targets for Movement & Positioning (3:50)
Lesson 3 - Teaching a Hand Touch: A Foundation Skill for Communication and Positioning (18:49)
Lesson 4 - Teaching a Stationary Hand Target: A Foundation Skill for Collaborative Care (18:51)
Lesson 5 - Differential Reinforcement - Teaching Learners What To Do Instead (23:23)
Lesson 6 - Reinforcement & Behavior Change (15:38)
Lesson 7 – Teaching Target Stick Skills: A Versatile Tool for Movement and Positioning (26:06)
Lesson 8 - Should We Teach It? Teaching Crawl: Ethics, Welfare & Thoughtful Decision-Making (13:20)
Lesson 9 - Mastering the Art of Luring: Helping Learners Become Independent Thinkers (11:57)
Lesson 10 - Teaching "Spin": A Practical Exercise For Skilled Luring (12:07)
Lesson 11 - Cues & Stimulus Control: Building Reliable Communication (12:00)
Lesson 12 - Teaching "Stand on Leash": A Foundation Exercise for Loose Leash Walking (15:01)
Lesson 13 – Teaching a Dog to Walk Nicely on Leash - A Systematic Approach to Loose Leash Walking (13:44)
Lesson 14 - Bringing It All Together (4:30)
Your Documentation
Apprentice Module 3 Quiz & Skill Assessment
Apprentice Module Four
Lesson 1 - Introduction (2:08)
Lesson 2 - The Cycle of Behavior: Building Success Through Clean Repetitions (8:51)
Lesson 3 - The ABC of Behavior Change: Looking Beyond the Behavior (24:56)
Lesson 4 - Cues as Antecedents: Building Clear Stimulus Control (7:52)
Lesson 5 - The Release Cue: Clear Communication for Duration Behaviors (10:25)
Lesson 6 - Exercise Needs: One Size Does Not Fit All (20:03)
Lesson 7 - Building Fitness Safely (21:59)
Lesson 8 - Enrichment for Health, Welfare & Wellbeing (19:40)
Lesson 9 - Nutrition for Health & Wellbeing (28:44)
Lesson 10 - Nutrition & Professional Responsibility: Knowing the Limits of Our Role (15:57)
Lesson 11 - Teaching a Nose Target: A Versatile Skill for Communication and Everyday Life (11:26)
Lesson 12 - Teaching a Paw Target: A Versatile Skill for Communication and Everyday Life (11:58)
Lesson 13 - Splitting vs. Lumping: Building Success with Train-Test-Train (8:16)
Lesson 14 - Communicating Intention: Predictability, Antecedents & Capturing Behavior (29:20)
Lesson 15 - Teaching Sit: Refining Your Training Mechanics (35:33)
Lesson 16 - Teaching Stand: Building Skills in Pairs (24:22)
Lesson 17 - Teaching Speak & Shush: From Training Skill to Behavior Concern (45:01)
Lesson 18 - Errorless Learning: Setting the Learner Up for Success (9:58)
Lesson 19 - Bringing It All Together (1:51)
Your Documentation
Apprentice Module 4 Quiz & Skill Assessment
Apprentice Module Five
Lesson 1 - Introduction (1:34)
Lesson 2 - Beyond the Click: The Principles of Clicker Training (12:14)
Lesson 3 - Shaping: Building Behavior One Approximation at a Time (12:48)
Lesson 4 - Constructional Training: Building Behavior Through Trial & Success (14:17)
Lesson 5 - Micro-Shaping in Practice: Building a Paw Target (11:27)
Lesson 6 - Shaping for Success: Principles, Planning & Problem-Solving (13:50)
Lesson 7 - Reinforcement Delivery: Supporting the Behavior We're Training (7:03)
Lesson 8 - Micro-Shaping in Practice: Building a Nose Target (8:19)
Lesson 9 - Shaping Games: From Free Exploration to Purposeful Micro-Shaping (20:27)
Lesson 10 - Teaching “On Your Mat”: A Foundation Skill for Relaxation and Everyday Life (22:49)
Lesson 11 - Bridging Stimuli: Communicating More Than “Yes” (5:37)
Lesson 12 - Teaching a Send-Away: Building Distance, Confidence & Training Skills (16:12)
Lesson 13 - Positive Reinforcement: Understanding the Process, Not Just the Treat (4:33)
Lesson 14 - Understanding Punishment: Behavior, Consequences & Function (7:06)
Lesson 15 - Positive & Negative Punishment: Understanding What Changes (8:05)
Lesson 16 - Understanding Negative Reinforcement: Escape, Avoidance & Behavior Change (5:35)
Lesson 17 - Bringing It All Together (2:54)
Your Documentation
Apprentice Module 5 Quiz & Skill Assessment
Apprentice Module Six - Your Supplementary Module
Overview
Supplementary Resources Apprentice Module One
Supplementary Resources Apprentice Module Two (7:33)
Supplementary Resources Apprentice Module Three (20:28)
Supplementary Resources Apprentice Module Four
Supplementary Resources Apprentice Module Five (6:13)
Respondent Conditioning: An Introduction. (5:55)
Completing Your Apprentice Journey
Journeyman Module One
Welcome to the Journeyman Level of Your DogNostics Dog Trainer Certification Program (7:02)
Lesson 1 - Introduction (2:46)
Lesson 2 - Canine Communication: Reading the Whole Dog in Context. (33:40)
Lesson 3 - Consent Tests: Asking, Observing & Listening (18:58)
Lesson 4 - Reading the Answer: Consent Tests in Practice (4:26)
Lesson 5 - Creating or Closing Distance: Understanding the Function of Social Behavior (6:23)
Lesson 6 - Distance-Increasing Behavior: Listen Before the Dog Needs to Shout (15:18)
Lesson 7 - The 4 Fs: Understanding Self-Protective Responses (11:01)
Lesson 8 - Understanding Aggression: Affective Behavior, Predation & Reactivity (25:22)
Lesson 9 - Distance-Decreasing Behavior: Seeking, Maintaining & Reinitiating Interaction (11:10)
Lesson 10 - Emotional Contagion: How Emotions Influence Social Interactions (5:47)
Lesson 11 - Choosing What to Teach: Is It Right for This Learner? (6:17)
Lesson 12 - Teaching an Olfactory Cue: Harnessing the Power of the Canine Nose (18:17)
Lesson 13 - The Differential Outcomes Effect: Can Different Reinforcers Help Dogs Learn? (13:28)
Lesson 14 - Intelligent Luring: From Guided Learning to Independent Responding (16:39)
Lesson 15 - Teaching “Take a Bow”: From Natural Play Signal to Trained Behavior (11:03)
Lesson 16 - Refining Targeting Skills: From Touch to Purposeful Training (17:57)
Lesson 17 - Teaching “Go Round”: Building a Flexible, Functional Behavior (7:23)
Lesson 18 - Refining Your Shaping Skills: Slice, Observe & Adjust (7:53)
Lesson 19 - The Four Processes of Operant Learning: Understanding What Changes Behavior (20:34)
Lesson 20 - Teaching a Figure Eight: Building Movement, Positioning & Training Skills (7:42)
Lesson 21 - Capturing Behavior: Turning Everyday Actions into Cues (17:44)
Lesson 22 - No Reward Markers: Information, Learning and Function (14:30)
Lesson 23 - Extinction: Science, Strategy & Welfare (10:56)
Lesson 24 - Respondent Conditioning: Changing Emotional Responses Through Association (13:38)
Lesson 25 - Operant Learning in Action: Analyze the Behavior, Identify the Process (30:42)
Lesson 26 - Bringing It All Together (3:04)
Your Documentation
Journeyman Module 1 Quiz & Skill Assessment
Journeyman Module Two
Lesson 1 - Introduction (2:59)
Lesson 2 - Beyond the Trained Behavior: Building Flexibility & Adaptability (9:21)
Lesson 3 - Developing Fluency: When Learning Begins to Flow (10:46)
Lesson 4 - The 3 Ds: Building What the Behavior Actually Needs (20:32)
Lesson 5 - PaLS: Developing Precision, Latency & Speed (8:07)
Lesson 6 - Proofing Behaviors: Preparing Skills for Real Life (14:17)
Lesson 7 - Building Stimulus Control Through Discrimination Training (4:40)
Lesson 8 - New Cues, Poisoned Cues & Learned Irrelevance (19:21)
Lesson 9 - What Sets the Stage for Behavior? Antecedents, Setting Events & Motivating Operations (7:04)
Lesson 10 - From Sit or Stand to “On Your Side”: Progressing an Established Behavior (9:44)
Lesson 11 - Teaching “Roll Over”: A Fun Trick, but Should We Teach It? (7:54)
Lesson 12 - Teaching Directional Cues: Go Left & Go Right (8:45)
Lesson 13 - Teaching “Say Cheese”: Camera Focus & Positive Associations (10:01)
Lesson 14 - The Premack Principle: Using Behavior as Reinforcement (13:19)
Lesson 15 - Bringing It All Together (2:09)
Your Documentation
Journeyman Module 2 Quiz & Skill Assessment
Journeyman Module Three
Lesson 1 - Introduction (2:22)
Lesson 2 - The Learning Cycle: Looking Deeper into the ABCs (6:31)
Lesson 3 - Bridging Stimuli: Marking Behavior & Connecting to Reinforcement (15:21)
Lesson 4 - Teaching “Close”: A Functional Position for Everyday Life (19:49)
Lesson 5 - Reinforcers: Understanding What Makes Reinforcement Work (10:06)
Lesson 6 - Primary Reinforcers: Understanding Unconditioned Reinforcement (4:11)
Lesson 7 - Secondary Reinforcers: How Reinforcing Value Is Learned (17:31)
Lesson 8 - Teaching “Go Hide!”: Bringing Training Concepts Together (9:23)
Lesson 9 - Life Rewards: Functional Reinforcement in Everyday Life (9:32)
Lesson 10 - Schedules of Reinforcement: When Does Reinforcement Become Available? (11:15)
Lesson 11 - Continuous Reinforcement: Building & Rebuilding Strong Behavior (5:22)
Lesson 12 - Intermittent Reinforcement: Ratio & Interval Schedules (4:29)
Lesson 13 - Fixed Ratio Schedules: Reinforcement After a Set Number of Responses (4:50)
Lesson 14 - Variable Ratio Schedules: Reinforcement Around an Average Number of Responses (7:16)
Lesson 15 - The Partial Reinforcement Effect: When Behavior Persists (9:33)
Lesson 16 - Come When Called: Building a Fast, Enthusiastic & Reliable Recall (19:00)
Lesson 17 - Conditioning Toys for Play & Reinforcement (11:17)
Lesson 18 - Reinforcing Excellence: Using Differential Reinforcement to Refine Performance (4:43)
Lesson 19 - Reinforcement Delivery Strategies: How, Where & What Happens Next (35:18)
Lesson 20 - Practicing Reinforcement Delivery Strategies (14:39)
Lesson 21 - Emotional Contagion: Your Role in the Reinforcement Process (19:24)
Lesson 22 - Bringing It All Together (2:04)
Your Documentation
Journeyman Module 3 Quiz & Skill Assessment
Journeyman Module Four
Lesson 1 - Introduction (3:27)
Lesson 2 - The Alpha Wolf Myth: Understanding Dominance Without Dominance Theory (15:42)
Lesson 3 - Beyond the Cue: How Context & Motivation Influence Behavior (19:39)
Lesson 4 - Listening to the Learner: Distance, Choice & Consent (36:43)
Lesson 5 - Habituation & Sensitization: When Responses to Stimuli Change (13:14)
Lesson 6 - From Practice to Automaticity: Understanding Muscle Memory (4:24)
Lesson 7 - Building Learning Stamina: Focus, Rest & Successful Practice (30:49)
Lesson 8 - Setting Up for Success: Environmental Molding & Thoughtful Use of Props (16:20)
Lesson 9 - Teaching “Rewind”: Bringing Training Skills Together (7:24)
Lesson 10 - Fading Environmental Prompts: From Guided to Independent Performance (6:47)
Lesson 11 - Teaching a Hind Leg Lift: Building Precision Through Micro-Shaping (9:58)
Lesson 12 - Molding by Contact: Teaching Through Tactile Communication (9:33)
Lesson 13 - Teaching “Sit Pretty”: Building Balance, Strength & Training Skills (25:59)
Lesson 14 - Default Disengagement for Fearful, Anxious, or Frustrated Dogs (35:49)
Lesson 15 - Bringing It All Together (1:37)
Your Documentation
Journeyman Module 4 Quiz & Skill Assessment
Journeyman Module Five
Lesson 1 - Introduction (1:59)
Lesson 2 - Planning for Training Success (15:22)
Lesson 3 - Choosing & Combining Training Methods (13:53)
Lesson 4 - Shaping for Success: Micro-Slicing, Criteria & Errorless Learning (9:45)
Lesson 5 - Constructional Learning: Building from Strengths to Goals (4:43)
Lesson 6 - Building Compound Behaviors: Components, Chains & Cues (14:36)
Lesson 7 - Open the Door: Constructing a Behavior Chain (11:47)
Lesson 8 - Backward Chaining: Building from the Finish (18:07)
Lesson 9 - Behaviorism: Understanding Behavior in Context (7:40)
Lesson 10 - Pavlov, Thorndike, Watson & Skinner: Foundations of Learning Science (27:35)
Lesson 11 - Respondent Conditioning: Inevitable Responses, Pairings & Procedures (43:27)
Lesson 12 - Operant Conditioning: Behavior, Consequences & the Three-Term Contingency (20:25)
Lesson 13 - Positive Reinforcement & Negative Punishment (21:18)
Lesson 14 - Positive Punishment & Negative Reinforcement (18:18)
Lesson 15 - The Advantages of Crate Training & When You Shoudn't Use a Crate! (15:13)
Lesson 16 - In Your Crate. A Fun Compound Behavior! (9:09)
Lesson 17 - Bringing It All Together (1:22)
Your Documentation
Journeyman Module 5 Quiz & Skill Assessment
Journeyman Module Six - Your Supplementary Module
Overview
Supplementary Resources Journeyman Module One (36:41)
Supplementary Resources Journeyman Module Two
Supplementary Resources Journeyman Module Three
Supplementary Resources Journeyman Module Four
Supplementary Resources Journeyman Module Five
Master Module One
Welcome to the Master Level of Your DogNostics Dog Trainer Certification Program (5:20)
Lesson 1 - Introduction (2:18)
Lesson 2 - The 3-Term Contingency of ABA (16:58)
Lesson 3 - Let's Review the 4 Quadrants & Extinction (37:34)
Lesson 4 - Which Training Method & Reinforcement Strategy to Use (5:58)
Lesson 5 - Task Analysis, Training Plan, & Data Collection (50:54)
Lesson 6 - Building & Proofing a Compound Linear Chain (13:08)
Lesson 7 - Forward Chaining (13:54)
Lesson 8 - Backward Chaining (13:11)
Lesson 9 - Sequences, Errors & Maintaining a Positive Emotional Response (12:17)
Lesson 10 - How to Train a Retrieve (A Compound Behavior Chain) (20:56)
Lesson 11 - Use a Basket to Teach a Retrieve! (22:44)
Lesson 12 - How to Proof a Retrieve (23:33)
Lesson 13 - Fetch Me a Drink! (6:33)
Lesson 14 - Bringing It All Together (3:09)
Supplementary Videos (22:31)
Your Documentation
Master Module 1 Quiz & Skill Assessment
Master Module Two
Lesson 1 - Introduction (2:26)
Lesson 2 - Data (15:39)
Lesson 3 - Film It - Video is Your Friend (4:41)
Lesson 4 - Respondent Conditioning: Deepening Our Understanding! (11:31)
Lesson 5 - Respondent Conditioning Procedures: Trace, Delay, Simultaneous, & Backward (19:43)
Lesson 6 - Five Factors that Influence Respondent Conditioning (17:35)
Lesson 7 - Pricinciples of RC: Acquisition, Extinction, Spontaneous Recovery, Stimulus Generalization, & Stimulus Discrimination (19:10)
Lesson 8 - Higher-Order Conditioning (14:55)
Lesson 9 - Classical Conditioning Examples (51:38)
Lesson 10 - Conditioned & Unconditioned Reinforcers (12:27)
Lesson 11 - Condition a Skill to Use as a Secondary Reinforcer (19:36)
Lesson 12 - The Creative Use of Props (22:25)
Lesson 13 - Optimal Behaviors (15:24)
Lesson 14 - Bringing It All Together (4:44)
Your Documentation
Master Module 2 Quiz & Skill Assessment
Master Module Three
Lesson 1 - Introduction (1:35)
Lesson 2 - What is Ethology? (7:01)
Lesson 3 - The Origins & Domestication of the Pet Dog (9:50)
Lesson 4 - Canine Evolution – The Theories (6:40)
Lesson 5 - Canine Evolution: From Ancient Breeds to Today's Dog Breeds (9:34)
Lesson 6 - Understanding Dog Breeds & Group Categories (27:19)
Lesson 7 - Compound Behavior Chains (12:14)
Lesson 8 - Merged Behaviors: What are They? (8:55)
Lesson 9 - Micro Slicing Behaviors (10:22)
Lesson 10 - "Are You Sleepy?" - How to Teach a Merged Behavior (15:39)
Lesson 11 - Cue Discrimination (11:10)
Lesson 12 - Bringing It All Together (4:35)
Your Documentation
Master Module 3 Quiz & Skill Assessment
Master Module Four
Lesson 1 - Introduction (1:34)
Lesson 2 - Canines & Humans - Symbiotic Relationships (11:18)
Lesson 3 - Origins & Domestication of the Pet Dog (10:35)
Lesson 4 - Self-Domestication (8:09)
Lesson 5 - The Belyaev Fox Experiment (10:16)
Lesson 6 - Bonobos & Self-Domestication (11:56)
Lesson 7 - Tonkean Macaques & Spiny Rats (6:06)
Lesson 8 - Free Shaping & Micro-shaping (17:57)
Lesson 9 - Concept Training (10:18)
Lesson 10 - Modifiers, Comparatives & Quantifiers (23:13)
Lesson 11 - Social Learning Theory (6:18)
Lesson 12 - Match to Sample (16:37)
Lesson 13 - Bringing It All Together (3:46)
Your Documentation
Master Module 4 Quiz & Skill Assessment
Master Module Five
Lesson 1 - Introduction (2:21)
Lesson 2 - The Basics in Canine Neuropsychology (5:45)
Lesson 3 - Stress & Distress (10:01)
Lesson 4 - The Canine Nervous System & How it Operates (9:00)
Lesson 5 - Neurons & Neurotransmitters (4:27)
Lesson 6 - The Brain (6:14)
Lesson 7 - The Endocrine System (10:23)
Lesson 8 - The Emotional World of Dogs (14:03)
Lesson 9 - Associative & Operant Learning (18:25)
Lesson 10 - Behaviorism and Cognition (6:22)
Lesson 11 - Cognition (10:44)
Lesson 12 - Cognition Studies - Portsmouth University (5:30)
Lesson 13 - Social Cognition (9:57)
Lesson 14 - Ability to Follow Human Gestures (10:40)
Lesson 15 - Do Dogs Understand Human Attention & Seeing (13:41)
Lesson 16 - Genius Dogs - Chaser & Rico (20:14)
Lesson 17 - What is Social Learning? (19:33)
Lesson 18 - Copycat (24:50)
Lesson 19 - How to Teach the Copycat Concept (20:38)
Lesson 20 - Bringing It All Together (8:35)
Your Documentation
Master Module 5 Quiz & Skill Assessment
Master Module Six - Your Supplementary Module
Introduction
Supplementary Resources Master Module One
Supplementary Resources Master Module Two
Supplementary Resources Master Module Three
Supplementary Resources Master Module Four
Supplementary Resources Master Module Five
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