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Old 28-05-2011, 11:04 PM
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Re: simplify, simplify, simplify...

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various construction methods of culverts, or even tunnels, and things like the rule of thirds, then I would be very happy to indulge
Aw come on, it's just a long hole
You just need a few Navvies and a couple of spades, keep them in Guiness, dead simple. Can probably find the gang down the local to! They're always skint by Sunday lunch.

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Encouraging good behaviours, whilst consistently avoiding practise of bad alternatives leads to extinction of the bad. So if dog sits 6/10 times it doesn't sit 4/10 times, encouraging with the right rewards (positively-reinforcing) enough for 9/10 times means it now fails to sit only 1/10 times, sit 10/10 means...
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Old 28-05-2011, 11:26 PM
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Re: simplify, simplify, simplify...

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To be honest, I was more referring to when reading a debate and people who are obviously au fait with all these different bits of terminology relating to dog training go off into a completely foreign language. I switch off at that point, as I just think it over complicates everything, and we seem to be good at making things far too complicated. I prefer to make things simple, a bit like me really.
Can you give some examples? I'm still struggling to find anything that is in 'another language' as you say. People get technical over technical topics...I don't understand what's wrong with answering people with the same level of terminology. It makes for a relevant and valid argument.
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