by Kay Laurence | Aug 12, 2019
3 min read Cues are part of our conversation with our dog, giving and listening to cues require skills. One of these key skills is being able to sort the cues that are relevant and signify an opportunity for reward, and those that are just Her being a Person who...
by Kay Laurence | Jul 30, 2019
2 min read Training through positive reinforcement is much, much more than giving a treat. I want you to ask yourself: “How much pleasure is the dog getting”? Eating can be a pleasurable process or mere fuel. If you find yourself eating and not noticing what you put...
by Kay Laurence | Jun 22, 2019
3 min read Early days of exploring the process of reinforcement to maintain or strengthen a behaviour were limited to the simplest mechanism to deliver a pellet. The restrictions of research experiments and absence of other forms, or view, of what may constitute...
by Kay Laurence | Apr 20, 2019
3 min read Luring is an integral part of our lives, marketing surrounds us at every turn. When a purposeful opportunity for reinforcement is presented, luring occurs. From delightful smells in the supermarket to bright colours on packaging. From menu descriptions that...
by Kay Laurence | Apr 11, 2019
4 min read This type of duration asks the dog to continue, or sustain a movement in the behaviour we have already taught. We may be asking the dog to use their paw and hold it still for longer, perform competitive heelwork, carry an article, run in a circle. We need...
by Kay Laurence | Mar 22, 2019
4 min read Teaching duration has become a muddy pool of very mixed creatures. This is partly due to our human understanding in how we use words that are the same but have entirely different meanings. We ask the dog to “Stay!”, meaning don’t move, but also “you stay...
