Shaping a Paw Target from a Nose Target for Treibball with a Rat Terrier Dog

[thesinicle]

are these training techniques used for work duties ??

[pacificprospector]

@thesinicle If you mean for things like Schutzhund 'send outs' and bird dog 'go outs', yes. Shaping is shaping and can be used to teach any behavior. It's all about capturing the little steps that lead to the larger behavior you want. It's one iof the funadamental and most useful principles in dog training and allows you to get some really complicated behaviors that couldn't otherwise be taught. Check out supernaturalbc2008 to see more examples of shaping with service dogs: a light switch.