Episode 177: Dog Training Outside The Box: Transfer Of Value Case Study

When we train dogs with layered shaping, we train with out of the box thinking. In this episode, I’m giving a glimpse of what that looks like and how it relates to the transfer of value. It starts with knowing what a dog loves most of all. I’m also covering a case study on how we used the transfer of reinforcement value for a German Shepherd so that they could learn to retrieve without a force fetch.

In the episode you'll hear:

What we need our dog to understand about reinforcement and what we need to understand.
A review of the reinforcement process in our dog training.
Why your dog's age, the location you are training, and what you are training matter.
The importance of your placement and delivery of reinforcement.
How we found something that a German Shepherd loved and used it for training.
The process of transferring the value from bubbles to food with a target stick.
Why we need to change a dog’s physiology for training.
How ping-ponging reinforcements help with the transfer of value.
That there’s not a linear path for all dogs, so we think outside the box.
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