20 Wholesome Stories From Dog Owners Who Have "Accidentally" Trained Their Furry Friends That Will Surely Make Your Day

These precious moments are absolutely cute and hilarious!

Mary

• Published in Animals
• October 15, 2022

Learning through association is the essence of classical conditioning. It's the process by which a human or animal learns to link two stimuli that previously had no connection.

A dog that has never heard the sound of a can opener being used, for instance, might not react to the sight or sound of one.

If you switch to feeding the same dog canned food, however, he will quickly be able to associate the sound of the electric opener with the arrival of his dinner. He will begin to show extreme excitement whenever the opener is used.

Every single one of us is conditioned in some way, shape, or form every day of our lives, whether we like it or not. The majority of us dogs get overly enthusiastic whenever we hear the jingle.

A dog will not attach any additional significance to a set of keys if they are presented to them alone. However, when associated with outings like strolls or drives, those duplicate keys can be just as exciting as the outing.

Although classical conditioning happens unconsciously all the time, it can also be deliberately used in education and socialization. One of the most effective training methods is classical conditioning, which is rarely used.

In contrast to other forms of training, classical conditioning is not training in and of itself, despite its usefulness within the training process. To prepare a dog is to teach it to perform specific actions when cued and to refrain from doing unwanted activities when not given the cue.

To give you an idea of how this works, this post has gathered experiences from Redditors. Please scroll down to see some of their hilarious and adorable experiences with their dogs because of accidentally conditioning them.

1. OP asking about dog conditioning and sharing his own experience.

2. Wonder how many times you check your dog before flushing the toilet.

3. Music with different taste and mood.

4. Your dog excited for your bonding time together.

5. If you don't feed them, you'll break your eardrum probably.

6. Isn't it cute how meaningful for them your time is?

7. Goodbye means its "walk" time.

8. "Say cheez, did you get it?"

9. Vegetable drawer being open then there will be waiting two deaf dogs on the line for some carrots.

10. Wonder where they get that attitude.

11. Scary but got to taste some yogurt.

12. Treats instead of mouth muzzle.

13. "Okay you be a good boy."

14. "When I answer, "hey momma", she knew that meant she'd get treats."

15. "I can read your mind already." -dog

16. Door dash when a cellphone dings twice.

17. "Yeeeyy where gonna leave soon."

18. No one leaves behind.

19. "Now, every single time that particular alert goes off, all my dogs bark like mad and run to the front window to watch for him.'

20. I will do everything for the treat.

21. "Garbage bag means fetch in our house."

Dogs are very attentive and observant that you would never know you are unintentionally conditioning their minds. Their innocence is just too pure to ignore, and you would want to give in to their playfulness.

Although this post talks about the wholesome side of accidentally conditioning your pet, training your dog for its safety is essential.

Mary