Syllabus
At this stage the practical exercises will focus on:
Week 1 - Fading props / lures. Moving on from luring / shaping (- having the behavior occur from the cue only).
Week 2 - Reducing reinforcement from continuous schedule to intermittent schedule.
Week 3 - Increasing motivation to perform behaviours. Using remotely placed rewards. Training different reward events.
Week 4 - Delayed rewards / building mental stamina / increasing the time to CTP
Week 5 - Training “end of exercise” cues that do not include treats / toys. Personal play as a reward event (for in the competition ring).
Week 6 - Working around treats / toys (ie reliably performing behaviors on cue and in a focused way even when there are rewards in our hand, on a chair, on the ground, etc. )
