Crucial Concepts of Competition - Shaping/Luring/Capturing and More!
Syllabus
Luring-how to achieve, name and fade the lure
Shaping-how to achieve, generalize and name
Targeting
Capturing
Reinforcement-what exactly is it?
Threshold check with food-is my dog ready to work?
Offered focus
Placement of reward
Mistake Protocol
Switching Reinforcement
Get it versus Yes
Minimizing Frustration
Splitting versus Lumping
Creating a "stand by" position for adding verbal cues
Instructors
Shade Whitesel (she/her) has been training and competing in dog sports since she was a kid. Always interested in how dogs learn, she has successfully competed in IPO/schutzhund, AKC obedience and French Ring. Her retired dog, Reiki vom Aegis, IPO 3, FH 1, French Ring 1, CDX, was 5th at the...
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