Positive Reinforcement in Animals

 Dogs and other animals can be trained quite well through positive reinforcement. Positive reinforcement is the act of doing something after a behavior takes place to increase the frequency of that action. The best kind of reinforcement for most dog training is food. Because you can quickly deliver it, it is effective and all dogs appreciate food. Play is occasionally given as a reward while training dogs. For instance, playing fetch or tug-of-war. Petting and praising are occasionally offered as rewards, but they need to be conditioned to have meaning. There is a vast selection of food rewards, including homemade snacks, or foods that are suited for dogs or different animals but can also be purchased at pet stores. Pick a treat that your animal enjoys a lot because that will encourage them. Changing the rewards once in a while will effectively deliver the task you are teaching. Relief differs from a reward in many ways. For instance, some people who use shock collars to train animals claim that the electric shock is rewarding for the animal when it stops, which it is not. 

According to a number of studies, people who use reward-based training approaches report that their dogs are more obedient than those who employ negative methods. Positive reinforcement is more beneficial to animal welfare and the human-canine bond than negative reinforcement. Positive reinforcement used in dog training in the past has been connected to a more effective teaching of a new behavior. Instead of solely punishing an animal for a behavior that doesn't teach them a replacement behavior, positive reinforcement educates your dog or any animal on what the correct thing is to do. Dogs, among other animals, enjoy working for rewards, and scientists increasingly advise including enjoyable activities in useful animal welfare.

References

https://www.companionanimalpsychology.com/2017/02/what-is-positive-reinforcement-in-dog.html