FE155 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


Instructor

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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