Changing an emotional response

 

Ever wonder how dogs learn about the world around them? They learn by association, by emotional response.

Humans learn by emotional response, too. If you put your hand on a hot stove, you would be sure to keep your hands away from hot stoves in the future because your previous stove experience produced pain.

Dogs experience the world in a similar way.

Emotional associations are important to a dog’s survival from an evolutionary standpoint.…