Comments on: Building Duration With 300 Peck Pigeons http://stalecheerios.com/blog/horse-training/building-duration-with-300-peck-pigeons/ a serial for positive animal training Sun, 20 May 2012 03:33:35 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Mary Hunter http://stalecheerios.com/blog/horse-training/building-duration-with-300-peck-pigeons/comment-page-1/#comment-7267 Mary Hunter Sat, 11 Jun 2011 21:56:10 +0000 http://stalecheerios.com/blog/?p=1091#comment-7267 Thanks for the question. <br><br>It is similar to shaping. <br>Generally, I think, when talking about shaping, people generally refer to creating new behaviors. <br><br>This exercise is generally used to increase the duration of a behavior that is already happening. <br><br>Then again, some behavior analysts might argue that a behavior with say twice the duration really isn't the same behavior. <br><br>Sorry it took me awhile to reply to this comment, somehow I missed seeing it originally. Hope that helps answer your question. <br><br>cheers,<br><br>Mary Thanks for the question. 

It is similar to shaping. 
Generally, I think, when talking about shaping, people generally refer to creating new behaviors. 

This exercise is generally used to increase the duration of a behavior that is already happening. 

Then again, some behavior analysts might argue that a behavior with say twice the duration really isn't the same behavior. 

Sorry it took me awhile to reply to this comment, somehow I missed seeing it originally. Hope that helps answer your question. 

cheers,

Mary

]]> By: Shaker http://stalecheerios.com/blog/horse-training/building-duration-with-300-peck-pigeons/comment-page-1/#comment-7229 Shaker Mon, 11 Apr 2011 11:43:01 +0000 http://stalecheerios.com/blog/?p=1091#comment-7229 Isn't this the same thing as shaping? Isn't this the same thing as shaping?

]]> By: Stale Cheerios: The Best of 2009 | Stale Cheerios http://stalecheerios.com/blog/horse-training/building-duration-with-300-peck-pigeons/comment-page-1/#comment-6754 Stale Cheerios: The Best of 2009 | Stale Cheerios Tue, 03 Aug 2010 03:09:41 +0000 http://stalecheerios.com/blog/?p=1091#comment-6754 [...] Aggressive Training Methods and Aggressive Dogs 2. An Introduction to Reinforcement 3. Building Duration with 300 Peck Pigeons 4. Fish Training Progress 5. ORCA Great Minds Part 1: Steve Martin 6. In a Whisper or In a Shout? [...] [...] Aggressive Training Methods and Aggressive Dogs 2. An Introduction to Reinforcement 3. Building Duration with 300 Peck Pigeons 4. Fish Training Progress 5. ORCA Great Minds Part 1: Steve Martin 6. In a Whisper or In a Shout? [...]

]]> By: Mary Hunter http://stalecheerios.com/blog/horse-training/building-duration-with-300-peck-pigeons/comment-page-1/#comment-6514 Mary Hunter Fri, 01 Jan 2010 06:18:14 +0000 http://stalecheerios.com/blog/?p=1091#comment-6514 Exactly Debbie! This works great for increasing duration for any animal. I've used it for increasing length of time for stays and sits with Ginger. <br><br>Mary Exactly Debbie! This works great for increasing duration for any animal. I've used it for increasing length of time for stays and sits with Ginger.

Mary

]]> By: Mary Hunter http://stalecheerios.com/blog/horse-training/building-duration-with-300-peck-pigeons/comment-page-1/#comment-6363 Mary Hunter Fri, 01 Jan 2010 05:18:14 +0000 http://stalecheerios.com/blog/?p=1091#comment-6363 Exactly Debbie! This works great for increasing duration for any animal. I've used it for increasing length of time for stays and sits with Ginger. <br><br>Mary Exactly Debbie! This works great for increasing duration for any animal. I've used it for increasing length of time for stays and sits with Ginger.

Mary

]]> By: debbiedavidson http://stalecheerios.com/blog/horse-training/building-duration-with-300-peck-pigeons/comment-page-1/#comment-6361 debbiedavidson Thu, 31 Dec 2009 18:45:30 +0000 http://stalecheerios.com/blog/?p=1091#comment-6361 This is a very helpful post, Mary, thank you. I don't train horses, but I use a similar method in training stays and heel, too. After the animal can sustain the behavior for about 5 seconds I put it on a variable rate of reinforcement. I suppose one could do the same with a horse: treat it after 2 steps, after 4 steps, then jackpot after 5 steps, etc. This is a very helpful post, Mary, thank you. I don't train horses, but I use a similar method in training stays and heel, too. After the animal can sustain the behavior for about 5 seconds I put it on a variable rate of reinforcement. I suppose one could do the same with a horse: treat it after 2 steps, after 4 steps, then jackpot after 5 steps, etc.

]]> By: The Clicker Carnival #1 | Stale Cheerios http://stalecheerios.com/blog/horse-training/building-duration-with-300-peck-pigeons/comment-page-1/#comment-4566 The Clicker Carnival #1 | Stale Cheerios Sat, 03 Oct 2009 21:57:44 +0000 http://stalecheerios.com/blog/?p=1091#comment-4566 [...] Riding a horse isn’t very enjoyable if we’re constantly having to kick the horse to keep it going. (And it’s not very pleasant for the horse either!) Mary of StaleCheerios describes a simple exercise for building duration in small pieces in her post Building Duration with 300 Peck Pigeons. [...] [...] Riding a horse isn’t very enjoyable if we’re constantly having to kick the horse to keep it going. (And it’s not very pleasant for the horse either!) Mary of StaleCheerios describes a simple exercise for building duration in small pieces in her post Building Duration with 300 Peck Pigeons. [...]

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