A treatment program generally involves
behaviour modification techniques based primarily on positive reinforcement and shaping (i.e. what to do and what not to do) and environmental management (i.e. adjustments to your environment to better manage the situation).
A few alternatives include, frequent nail trims, Soft Paws (https://www.softpaws.com) and
behaviour modification techniques to encourage scratching of acceptable surfaces at home.
I don't care much about the Romans Road or star charts or
behaviour modification techniques.
Not exact matches
Where dogs have
behaviours which owners find unacceptable, such as aggression or destruction, qualified behaviourists achieve long term changes in
behaviour through the use of established and validated
techniques of
behaviour modification without subjecting dogs to training
techniques which may cause pain or distress.
The organisations believe that the use of such training
techniques is not only unacceptable from a welfare perspective, but that this type of approach is not necessary for the
modification of dog
behaviour.
In contrast to traditional approaches of
behaviour modification that used aversive
techniques to limit problem
behaviours, PBS focuses on building socially appropriate skills and supporting individuals» use of «positive»
behaviours (Durand and Carr 1985; Meyer and Evans 1989).