Posts Tagged ‘ duration ’

Do I have to treat every time I click?

Dec 14th, 2009 | By Mary Hunter | Category: Dog Training, Horse Training

A recent discussion arose on a forum as to whether or not it’s best to delivery a treat (or other form of primary reinforcement) every time we click when clicker training.
Part of the discussion stemmed from the fact that eventually, we want to fade out those treats. Random treats are more interesting and besides, [...]



Hoof Handling and Forgetful Training

Dec 9th, 2009 | By Mary Hunter | Category: Horse Training

I have been working on picking up Sebastian’s feet. Teaching a horse to let you pick up their feet is an important skill so that you can pick out their hooves and so that the farrier can trim their feet. When teaching this, I like to start with one front foot, then once that is [...]



Building Duration With 300 Peck Pigeons

Sep 15th, 2009 | By Mary Hunter | Category: Dog Training, Horse Training

Want your rambunctious dog to be able to sit in a down-stay for 10 minutes or walk on a loose leash for a mile?
How about teaching your young horse to let you hold his foot for an extended period of time of stand still for a 20 minute grooming session?
Many people have trouble with building [...]