Today our friend the dog trainer came over to give us some help on door greetings and people greetings. As usual, it was an overwhelming amount of information. It was also an amazing amount of progress in just a few minutes.
Another thing I love about having the dog trainer over is getting answers to my technical questions. I had a simple question today, what exactly is the correct process for associating a word with a behavior. I didn't know when the word should be said during training. The answer is: “antecedent, behavior, consequence”. For instance if you know how to lure a dog into a sitting position:
For some reason even after attending a training class, I didn't get that. They didn't explain it quite as well. It seems like a pretty important process to understand, right?