tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1101438868458660054.post7856246846351969951..comments2024-03-04T06:54:50.622-06:00Comments on Reactive Champion: What does your dog like?Crystal (Thompson) Barrerahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01738188430244886019noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1101438868458660054.post-17682000884003312112010-06-18T11:00:07.657-05:002010-06-18T11:00:07.657-05:00A little late on adding to this but Frodo's ve...A little late on adding to this but Frodo's very favoritest reward is TREES! Well, more sniffing trees than anything. We have been Premacking trees because he thinks being allowed to sniff and mark trees is WAAAY more fun than any food treat. <br /><br />Food is a close second. Being allowed on the couch, going for a walk, and getting in the car are also rewards.Laurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12569617317387794973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1101438868458660054.post-66673794371825578082010-06-17T19:58:04.630-05:002010-06-17T19:58:04.630-05:00Bea, that is the next step: figuring out the value...Bea, that is the next step: figuring out the value of each of those likes. Ear rubs are nice, but Maisy would rather run. <br /><br />My challenge to you would be to to reward ignoring bunnies by allowing him to chase them... I know that sounds counter-intuitive, but it's called Premack, and it's awesome... I'll have to write about that soon.Crystal (Thompson) Barrerahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01738188430244886019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1101438868458660054.post-18352232543174334872010-06-17T09:34:40.222-05:002010-06-17T09:34:40.222-05:00Another good post! I'm lucky with Patches--he ...Another good post! I'm lucky with Patches--he too loves a wide variety of foods, toys and games. (One of his stranger rewards is being allowed to shred paper bags and boxes.) He doesn't like being petted when he's "working". And just tolerates petting from strangers. Now that we've made huge lists of our dogs likes, what about listing distractions? The rewards have to be paired with what distractions they will overcome. In one class we took, the instructor had us rate distractions from 1 to 10--10 being most distracting. With P. I haven't found any reward that will trump BUNNIES. The young ones (foolishly or fiendishly?) frolic in plain view in our favorite park. I thought that fetch (his most favorite game--he's almost BC intense about it)would distract P., and he was playing, but as soon as I released him to practice some tricks, he made a bee line to where he'd last seen them, slapped his nose to the ground and was gone! Had to grab the leash and stalk him.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13362077822300440601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1101438868458660054.post-64867539724128633872010-06-16T19:22:42.697-05:002010-06-16T19:22:42.697-05:00Oh, Laura, I didn't even think about learned b...Oh, Laura, I didn't even think about learned behaviors being reinforcing, but now that you mention it, yes! Tricks can be super awesome for some dogs. I can't think of any that Maisy absolutely loves, but now I'm going to have to pay attention and see if there are any.Crystal (Thompson) Barrerahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01738188430244886019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1101438868458660054.post-41121333803659008192010-06-16T18:17:30.822-05:002010-06-16T18:17:30.822-05:00I agree with your assessment that having a dog who...I agree with your assessment that having a dog who likes a wide variety of reinforcers is easier to train. I think that dogs commonly referred to as "stubborn" are really just dogs that don't have as long of a list of reinforcers or those who are motivated by things we don' generally think about using in training.<br /><br />I love that Vito loves pretty much everything. He likes most foods, loves toys (especially balls), loves to tug, gets excited easily if I tease him, likes to talk, etc. The only issue with that is he can easily get too over the top so I have to be careful in choosing my rewards wisely.<br /><br />Lance likes food. Any food, except most vegetables. But since he loves food so much it's still very easily to motivate him. This has made it harder though for the ring where I can't have food so I have been trying to use Lance's favorite tricks in the ring as a reward. I think it's helped him a lot and likely relieves some stress as well. Other things Lance likes is to run which is why I throw a ton of treats for him in training. He loves the game of "chase me" which I used to do for him when I worked at Petsmart when the store closed, but haven't done a ton of since. I sometimes use sniffing as a reward and sometimes barking. He does not care for petting at all, really prefers not to be touched although he is getting a bit cuddlier as he gets older.Laura and The Corgi, Toller, & Duckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06437492165453445126noreply@blogger.com