Smooth newfie steals a kiss.
like, this is probably a great example of someone (probably accidentally) training their pet to headbutt them/smack them in the face. this is a smart newfie, obviously, because he picks up on it right away, but you can see – the first time he bonks this girl in the head, his owners laugh, the woman cuddles him and baby-talks him, so he immediately does it again. because he got positive attention the first time.
(we’ve all done this, I think; but it’s worth it to point out that the next time this newfie performs this behavior at an inappropriate time and gets yelled at/negative attention, he’s gonna be confused.)
Yes! This is a beautiful example of someone accidentally reinforcing a behavior. That affectionate attention is a positive, so the dog is going to continue to perform the behavior that was the antecedent for it. You broke it down beautifully.
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