This message is from: GAIL RUSSELL <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> At 01:22 PM 4/27/2001 -0500, you wrote: >This message is from: "Pasqual, Tish" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >You said it much better than I did! > >Gail said: " I misunderstood. You were saying...treat every time while you >are trying to >induce the behavior and get it initially, then reduce to intermittantly to >maintain it. That makes sense."
And Jean added something equally important. Start treating intermittantly to induce better quality behavior....more steps of backing, more precise ways of executing the maneuver. (They get frustrated and start trying new, slightly varied things to get that **&^%(&% missing click. Then jackpot for the improved behavior when they finally get it right. Ignore all the unwanted behaviors that come while the horse is experimenting to see what will make you treat him. The horse, by the way, believes he is training YOU. GAil Gail Russell Forestville CA [EMAIL PROTECTED]
