Clean Training for Reactive Dogs - Video on Demand

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This Learning Lab is designed for trainers seeking greater reliability from their dogs. Reliability stems from clear communication with our canine companions. Regardless of the behaviors being taught, maintaining a clean training loop is always the ultimate goal. It involves giving cues, demonstrating the desired behavior, marking the behavior, and delivering reinforcement. Accurate cueing, effective treat delivery, and well-planned criteria are crucial aspects, even for the simplest of behaviors. Clean training is essential in all training scenarios, but it becomes particularly critical when working with reactive dogs and following protocols like Click to Calm, where reliable alternative behaviors can be life-saving. During this Lab, we will begin by assessing the baseline communication between the dog/handler teams. Subsequently, participants will be assigned a few complex behaviors to teach their dogs. How do they approach these tasks? What skills do their dogs need to succeed? What unintentional behaviors are they reinforcing? All of this information must be taken into account to ensure effective communication. Join Emma and discover how reliability arises from the development of clean training loops, free from unnecessary repetition. The number of times a behavior is repeated does not predict its reliability; rather, it is the quality of the behavior that determines the dog's understanding.

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