In counterconditioning you will be undoing these learned associations and creating new ones, and as
your dog unlearns these associations and learns the new ones, the outward manifestations will gradually become less intense, fade and eventually go away.
Not exact matches
Even with rescue
dogs with a questionable past, can
unlearn poor habits and avoid more serious issues.
With an older
dog, there may be some bad habits they'll have to «
unlearn».
Whether your
dog is afraid of other pets, cars, noises or crowds, repeated efforts will help him
unlearn phobias and replace the negative behaviors with positive ones.
By knowing what to expect, you won't be thrown off balance when your
dog suddenly adopts a unexpected behavior or shows signs of «
unlearning» behaviors you thought it had mastered.
However, eventually the
dog will
unlearn the boundary limitations and will start to wander through the boundary.
One treatment intervention would be to help the
dog «
unlearn» its fearful association with loud noises.
The problem is these type of
dogs learn things FIRST TIME so you have to get the training right FIRST TIME, you can't fluff it the first time and think «oh nevermind, I'll get it right next time» because the
dog will remember the fluff up and it will take even longer to
unlearn it and then relearn it correctly.
By knowing what to expect, you won't be thrown off balance when your
dog suddenly adopts an unexpected behavior or shows signs of «
unlearning» behaviors you thought it had mastered.
Of course, you could also keep your
dog in another room overnight, at least until she
unlearns this habit.
Of course, the
dog can still learn, but it is harder, mostly due to the need for to help the pup
unlearn unproductive and inappropriate responses.