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Dog Behaviour | Positive Reinforcement | 4 min read Does your dog freeze when you bring out their raincoat? Back away from a harness or refuse to wear a muzzle? Good news: dogs can learn at any age. And science helps us understand how to turn something unfamiliar, or even unpleasant, into a positive experience. Classical conditioning: how does it work? Classical conditioning is a form of associative learning famously studied by physiologist Ivan Pavlov. The principle is simpl