I wrote last week that I recently purchased a copy of the updated, revised version of Sue Ailsby’s Training Levels book. Ginger dog and I are planning to work through some of the exercises in the book this summer. I’ve been reading through the first section of the book, which explains some basic (and important) […]
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Anticipation and Announced Rewards
Animals like knowing that something good is coming. Think about how excited children get when they know a reward is coming–the kid squirming in his chair 5 minutes before the final school bell rings or the anxious child 2 days before Christmas. Expectations and anticipation can make rewards even more exciting than they might be […]