http://ahimsadogtraining.com/blog/2009/12/15/blocking-overshadowing/ News, Tips, and Information Wed, 08 Sep 2010 14:39:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://ahimsadogtraining.com/blog/2009/12/15/blocking-overshadowing/comment-page-1/#comment-974 Rachel R. Sun, 20 Dec 2009 12:04:47 +0000 http://ahimsadogtraining.com/blog/?p=988#comment-974 I have been using reward-based clicker training for about 1.5 months to train our two-year-old Husky-Border Collie mix (adopted from a shelter in Philadelphia, PA). I would point out that rewards can be anything - not just food. I want my dog to sit in even the most challenging situations (particularly challenging - waiting at the door before and after a walk). So, I tell him to sit, click him when sits, and then his reward is opening the front door (clearly a valuable reward, as he is actively trying to go through the closed door). I am definitely using food rewards for training de novo and particularly challenging behaviors (i.e. - "stay" while I am preparing your dinner), but once I am in the reinforcement phase, I am trying to be more creative and motivate the dog with whatever it is he clearly wants. I am new to clicker and positive-reinforcement based training, but I have been seeing results since almost immediately after bringing our dog home. I am interested to hear the thoughts of the professional trainers on non-food rewards. I have been using reward-based clicker training for about 1.5 months to train our two-year-old Husky-Border Collie mix (adopted from a shelter in Philadelphia, PA). I would point out that rewards can be anything – not just food. I want my dog to sit in even the most challenging situations (particularly challenging – waiting at the door before and after a walk). So, I tell him to sit, click him when sits, and then his reward is opening the front door (clearly a valuable reward, as he is actively trying to go through the closed door). I am definitely using food rewards for training de novo and particularly challenging behaviors (i.e. – “stay” while I am preparing your dinner), but once I am in the reinforcement phase, I am trying to be more creative and motivate the dog with whatever it is he clearly wants. I am new to clicker and positive-reinforcement based training, but I have been seeing results since almost immediately after bringing our dog home. I am interested to hear the thoughts of the professional trainers on non-food rewards.

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