Maybe this is easier than I think but I am curious: so we all know about those “invisible fences” that will shock your dog - who is wearing a “shock collar” - when it tries to go past a certain perimeter around your house (positive punishment, right?). But lately I’ve heard about this: apparently a bell will go off if your dog gets near the shock area which your dog learns (with experience) will be followed by the shock if it continues in that direction. I heard that some dogs will enter the “bell area” and allow the bell to ring until the battery on their shock collar dies out. Then the dog simply walks past the perimeter unshocked.
My family of course said that the dog was “smart”. How would a behaviorist explain this? Michael Michael A. Britt, Ph.D. [email protected] http://www.ThePsychFiles.com Twitter: @mbritt --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=46463 or send a blank email to leave-46463-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
