description

It’s common for pet clients to have a fabulous time teaching new skills to their dogs, but one day they ask the question: Will I have hotdogs in my hand forever?

As trainers, we need to have conversations with our clients about matters of reinforcement – fading the food, choosing appropriate schedules of reinforcement, reward hierarchies and when, how and why to start fading those rewards.

syllabus

• Reinforcement for pet dogs – What are we talking about?
• Which rewards to use, when, and why!
• Environment matters
• Reducing reinforcers – when, why and how
• Troubleshooting!