Once you've set the stage to up the chances that you'll get lots of behaviors you want (see The Dog Training Triad Part 1), you'll need to figure out how to reinforce those behaviors. In this episode, Annie discusses:
-The difference between reinforcers and rewards
-Discerning whether something is a reinforcer
-Figuring out your dog's individual reward cornucopia
-Understanding rewards as currency
-The changing value and appropriateness of rewards
-"Real life" rewards
-The importance of treat size when using food
Read more about this on our blog: schoolforthedogs.com/rwrds
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Liquid Treat Dispenser: schoolforthedogs.com/LTD
Kalles: schoolforthedogs.com/Kalles
Tricky Trainers: schoolforthedogs.com/TT
"Big Rock Candy Mountain" cover by Nicole Toombs: youtube.com/user/ntoombs44
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