"Wenn dein Hund zu sehr erregt ist, lernt er eh nichts mehr!" - eine Aussage, die sicherlich schon viele Hundemenschen gehört haben. Aber stimmt das? Wie hängen der Erregungszustand des Hundes und seine Fähigkeit, zu lernen, zusammen? Und was sagt da die Wissenschaft dazu?

Darüber spreche ich in dieser Folge von Rund um Hund. Ich schaue mir dabei das Yerkes-Dodson-Gesetz an, spreche darüber, wann ein Hund wirklich nicht mehr lernen kann (und ob überhaupt) , erkläre zudem den Unterschied zwischen Stress und Erregung und noch einiges mehr.

TREUHUND TAGE 2026 - am 14. und 15. März 2026

Ich will dabei sein!

CALM YOUR DOG - Start am 19. Februar 2026

Das ist was für mich!

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