Change of Venue
December 9, 2010
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Change the venue of your multiple dog working environment. Start to generalize the environment.
Adding an Action Distraction
December 9, 2010
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Adding action by way of the distraction dog while maintaining a working relationship with the working dog.
Glossary of Terms for the Experimental Analysis of Behavior
December 7, 2010
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This is a great “brass tacks” resource for psychology terms and concepts.
Trainer’s Notes – Freeshaping
December 2, 2010
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Tips and tricks for freeshaping with multiple dogs.
Choosing Target Behaviors
December 2, 2010
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Choosing Target Behaviors for a freeshaping session with multiple dogs.
Freeshaping Sample Session
December 2, 2010
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Freeshaping Multiple Dogs Sample Session.
Some Thoughts on Teaching in Drive
December 2, 2010
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A dog that is engaged in drive is often hard to handle and gives many good discdoggers fits. It is important for handlers to be able…
Attention and Targeting
December 1, 2010
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Attention and Targeting are the basis of team based work. Without these skills teams don’t function very effectively. Shaping…
Paying the Release
November 29, 2010
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Paying the Release of a duration behavior is important as duration is defined by the Release. Without the Release, duration can’t happen. It’s also important to have the dog seek out the handler for reinforcement after the duration behavior has been performed.
Working Multiple Dogs Sample Session
November 26, 2010
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A sample session of working multiple dogs on taking turns using a pedestal.
Working Multiple Dogs | The Working Dog and the Distraction Dog
November 26, 2010
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We have the Working Dog, the dog holding the duration behavior and a Distraction Dog(s) that is doing stuff.
Working Multiple Dog | Principles for the Working Dog
November 26, 2010
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Set Position When we set the working dog on their Spot or Pedestal, it would be a good idea to use a very high rate
Working Multiple Dogs | Principles for the Distraction Dog
November 26, 2010
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The Distraction Dog is not very important to this exercise. This dog is simply used as a distraction for the Working Dog’s duration behavior. The
Spot Training – Generalizing Handler Position and Approach
November 23, 2010
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In this Video, Apryl Lea and Pan work on a Pedestal, or raised spot. The intent of the session is to Manufacture the Approach and Generalize the Handler position.
Generalize the Spot Behavior
November 21, 2010
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While it is true that dogs do not generalize as well as humans, generalization may be enhanced through training. And the dog surely won’t be able to generalize unless they practice. Generalizing the spot behavior is critical to being able to use the skill successfully in our daily interactions. We need to be able to put our dogs in many different spots, as it is not practical to always have ‘your’ Spot with us.
Rewarding with Action
November 21, 2010
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At Pawsitive Vybe, Dogs don’t earn cookies, they earn the opportunity for cookies. When the mark leads to opportunity, dog’s are conditioned…
Generalizing the Pedestal with a Circuit
November 19, 2010
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Generalizing the Pedestal behavior can be done quite easily by creating a circuit of many different pedestals and working them in rapid fire succession.
Introduction to the Pedestal Behavior
November 18, 2010
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We like to use Pedestals here at PVybe HQ because it is a very Black and White behavior. The dog is either on it, or not on it, plain and simple. A Spot, while definitely more concrete than simply putting a dog in a Sit or Down, is not nearly as concrete as the Pedestal.