Skill Level: Intermediate
Length: 6 Modules
Access Period: Unlimited
Price: $35.00
This course will cover how to prepare your dog for any type of competition. The course will teach people who train with markers (conditioned reinforcement) how to wean their dog off food rewards and/or toy rewards in preparation for taking their dog into any dog sport competition. This is an extremely important skill to learn because to do it correctly and still maintain motivation and drive is an art form.
The course is also going to teach trainers how to introduce their dog to punishment. We will explain when it is appropriate and when it is inappropriate to use punishment. We will also explain how to approach this work based on the temperament and the drive of individual dogs. Internal dogs are trained differently than external dogs; hard dogs are trained differently than soft dogs. Trainers must learn how to tailor their training program according to the temperament, genetics, and the drive levels of their dog.
This training is directed to those who use a positive training system, or in other words, those who use a foundation of markers or clickers in their work.
Module 1 | Introduction and Terminology | |
Segment 1 | Classical and Operant Conditioning | |
Segment 2 | Aversive | |
Segment 3 | Reward Reinforcement | |
Segment 4 | Stimulation (Arousal Level) | |
Segment 5 | Generalization | |
Segment 6 | Overshadowing | |
Segment 7 | Learned Helplessness | |
Segment 8 | Self-Reinforcing Behaviors | |
Segment 9 | Competing Motivators | |
Segment 10 | Internal vs External Dogs | |
Segment 11 | Active vs Suppressive "Stressors" | |
Segment 12 | Primary and Conditioned Reinforcer | |
Segment 13 | Conditioned Punisher | |
Segment 14 | Escape and Avoidance Training | |
Segment 15 | Reward Based Training | |
Module 2 | Rewards: Reducing the Rate of Rewards | |
Segment 1 | Reward Schedule | |
Segment 2 | Value and Quality of Reward | |
Segment 3 | Intensity | |
Segment 4 | Duration | |
Segment 5 | Conditioned Reinforcer without Primary Reinforcer | |
Segment 6 | Expectation of Reward | |
Module 3 | Punishment: Types, Concerns, and our Philosophy on Punishment | |
Segment 1 | Positive and Negative Punishment | |
Segment 2 | Social Pressure | |
Segment 3 | Psychological Pressure | |
Segment 4 | Conditioned Punisher | |
Segment 5 | Punishment: Self-Reinforcing Behaviors and Competing Motivators | |
Segment 6 | Traditional Tools of Punishment | |
Module 4 | Concerns | |
Segment 1 | What Dogs Can Know: Heeling? Fronts? | |
Segment 2 | Mistakes vs Disobedience | |
Segment 3 | Quality of Behaviors | |
Segment 4 | Involuntary Behaviors | |
Segment 5 | Inconsistency and the Application of Aversives | |
Segment 6 | The Role of Frustration | |
Segment 7 | Reducing the Rare of Rewards and Adding Punishment | |
Segment 8 | Preemptive Corrections | |
Segment 9 | Security From Suppression | |
Module 5 | Tangents and Topics of General Interest | |
Segment 1 | Getting Ready for Competition | |
Segment 2 | Classical Conditioning Revisited | |
Segment 3 | Factors Affecting Speed in Execution of Behaviors | |
Segment 4 | Remote Collar Conditioning | |
Segment 5 | Overshadowing, Corrections, and Stressors | |
Segment 6 | Generalization | |
Module 6 | Where to Go From Here | |
TARGET AUDIENCE
This training is directed to those who use a positive training system, or in other words, those who use a foundation of markers or clickers in their work.
COURSE REQUIREMENTS
It would be very beneficial to be familiar with some of the concepts addressed in our previous DVDs, especially the use of verbal markers or conditioned reinforcers, our philosophy on motivation and play, and our methods for introducing leash pressure. In addition and understanding of our methods for using remote electronic collars will also be helpful.
MODULE 1: Introduction and Terminology
SEGMENT 1: Classical and Operant Conditioning
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SEGMENT 2: Aversive
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SEGMENT 3: Reward Reinforcement
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SEGMENT 4: Stimulation (Arousal Level)
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SEGMENT 5: Generalization
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SEGMENT 6: Overshadowing
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SEGMENT 7: Learned Helplessness
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SEGMENT 8: Self-Reinforcing Behaviors
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SEGMENT 9: Competing Motivators
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SEGMENT 10: Internal vs External Dogs
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SEGMENT 11: Active vs Suppressive "Stressors"
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SEGMENT 12: Primary and Conditioned Reinforcer
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SEGMENT 13: Conditioned Punisher
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SEGMENT 14: Escape and Avoidance Training
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SEGMENT 15: Reward Based Training
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MODULE 2: Rewards: Reducing the Rate of Rewards
SEGMENT 1: Reward Schedule
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SEGMENT 2: Value and Quality of Reward
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SEGMENT 3: Intensity
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SEGMENT 4: Duration
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SEGMENT 5: Conditioned Reinforcer without Primary Reinforcer
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SEGMENT 6: Expectation of Reward
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MODULE 3: Punishment: Types, Concerns, and our Philosophy on Punishment
SEGMENT 1: Positive & Negative Punishment
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SEGMENT 2: Social Pressure
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SEGMENT 3: Psychological Pressure
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SEGMENT 4: Conditioned Punisher
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SEGMENT 5: Punishment: Self-Reinforcing Behaviors and Competing Motivators
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SEGMENT 6: Traditional Tools of Punishment
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MODULE 4: Concerns
SEGMENT 1: What can dogs know: Heeling? Fronts?
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SEGMENT 2: Mistakes vs Disobedience
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SEGMENT 3: Quality of Behaviors
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SEGMENT 4: Involuntary Behaviors
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SEGMENT 5: Inconsistency and the Application of Aversives
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SEGMENT 6: The Role of Frustration
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SEGMENT 7: Reducing Rate of Rewards and Adding Punishment
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SEGMENT 8: Preemptive Corrections
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SEGMENT 9: Security From Suppression
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MODULE 5: Tangents and Topics of General Interest
SEGMENT 1: Getting Ready for Competition
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SEGMENT 2: Classical Conditioning Revisited
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SEGMENT 3: Factors Affecting Speed in Execution of Behaviors
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SEGMENT 4: Remote Collar Conditioning
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SEGMENT 5: Overshadowing, Corrections, and Stressors
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SEGMENT 6: Generalization
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MODULE 6: Where to Go From Here
SEGMENT 1: Continue Your Education with Michael
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