Dog Psychology Library
Understand how dogs think, learn, feel, and form associations through clear, practical canine psychology explanations.
6 terms found
Mental State
Threshold
The point where emotional intensity becomes too high for effective learning or reliable responses.
Learning Conditions
Timing
How closely feedback or consequences follow a behavior, affecting what the dog connects to the outcome.
Motivation
Toy Motivation
The degree to which play or access to a toy functions as a valuable outcome.
Mental State
Trigger
A person, animal, object, sound, movement, location, or event that changes a dog’s emotional or behavioral state.
Mental State
Trigger Stacking
The accumulation of stressful or exciting events before the dog has fully recovered from earlier events.
Relationships
Trust
Confidence that another individual will behave in a predictable, safe, and understandable way.