Dopamine: the impact on dog training methods, behavior, and meds.

About this episode

This episode explores the connection between dopamine and dog training methods, behavior, and medications.

Many of you may have heard me talk about the impact of brain development on behavior in different life stages (if not, check out my TEDX Talk - link below). Well, dopamine is in all of us - do you know it is intricately connected with "rewards"? And CBT is intricately connected to dopamine. Are we seeing a symbiotic relationship? Check out this episode where we get the dope on dopamine. Be sure to sign up to our email list on the website, and check out the new program str...

People in this episode

Host: Billie Groom

Topics covered

• dopamine
• dog training
• behavior
• rewards
• CBT
• brain development

Keywords

• dopamine
• dog training
• behavior
• rewards
• CBT
• brain development
• medications

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: TEDX Talk

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